Yavanna Houseboat, Hanover Pontoon, Bristol

If you're seeking a permanent home on the water, a weekend retreat, or the freedom to cruise along the English waterways, this is must-see. Thoughtfully designed and fully equipped, this vessel is ready for any of those adventures. The owner has carefully followed recommendations from a top Marine Surveyor to meet all requirements and ensure approval. While it's not a brand-new boat, that’s part of its charm. With a full stern canopy and cratch cover, the fore and aft spaces are even more versatile. Get in touch with us today to schedule a viewing.

A leisure mooring will be available in Bristol Marina subject to references and credit check. The mooring offers amazing city centre amenities: a car park, a shower block, and a secure, attractive mooring within a warm and friendly community, an all withing walking distance of the harbourside with its bars, restaurants, theatres, cinemas and music venues. This super house boat has bottle gas in a new gas locker for the cooker and hot water boiler. A diesel heater for the radiators and for the cold winter evening a wood burner for kiln dried logs/smokeless coal.

We understand this vessel has had all recommendations by a leading Marine surveyor carried out by her existing owner prior to going to the market (12 months). With extensive exterior work bringing the hull and topsides in line with the excellent interior care of the freshwater tank coatings, two pack Jotumastic coatings to just above the waterline.

Sellers Insight:
I fell in love with this boat when walking around the harbour and looking for a new start in central Bristol.

The previous 3 owners were women who had excellent interior taste fitting out the insides immaculately and with attention to detail.

My first winter was cold on the water as I didn’t have a log / solid fuel burner but that was offset by the sunrises and sunsets and swans pecking the weed off the waterline always waking me with a smile (as they are the alarm clock you can’t and don’t want to turn off).

In my first spring they were joined by their signets. The early morning shoosh of the air balloons passing overhead was always a welcome sight in the early summer mornings. I spent 6 months of the summer on the hardstand in the boatyard having professionals attend to the mechanical and engineering improvements that were needed to make the boat safer and more functional and that had been honestly overlooked. It had to meet the fantastic interior works standards.

When works were completed, I had the same Surveyor come and survey the job list he had given me and had a post work survey report which removes the need to have the boat lifted for the next 7 years due to the epoxy hull coating and antifouling.
What do I like about boat life? being so much closer to the ever-changing weather and nature.

What do I like about Bristol? It’s always funky and the people so friendly.
City centre life with everything within walking distance, makes life so much easier and less cluttered.


General Information
Length: 40ft / 12.19m
Beam: 6’10’’ / 1.85m
Draft: 2’6’’ / 0.76m
Headroom: 6’0”
Shower & Heads: 3’2’’ x 2’2’’ (970×660)
Engine
Thorneycroft 4 Cylinder Diesel
Raise & Realign Engine Block
Prop Shaft Replaced
Bearings Replaced
Stern Gland Re-Packed.
Shaft Coupling Tightened.
Heater Exhaust Hull Coupling Replaced.
Rudder Re-Housed.
Full Engine Service. 2022
Engine Bay Cleaned Back, Owitrol CIP (Corrosion Inhibitor Protector) X2 Coats, Red Oxide X2 Coats.
Construction & Layout
Full paint job to topsides carried out professionally – 07/23
Weed Hatch Raised – 08/22
Cockpit Steps Fabricated & Replaced – 07/22
Access Hatch Cut into Floor – 07/22
New Gas Locker Fitted – 06/22
All Window Seals Replaced (Caldwell’s) – 09/22
Bow Locker Cleaned Back, Owitrol CIP (Corrosion Inhibitor Protector) X2 Coats, Red Oxide X2 Coats.
Engine, Hurricane Heater & All Radiators Serviced 2023.
Cooker & Boiler Serviced 2022.
Cooker – 500DIT / Oven / Grill / Hob.
On board power, Electrics & Heating
Inverter & Galvanic Isolator Fitted – 12/22
X2 New Leisure Batteries Fitted – 12/22
Charlton ECO Adventurer 5 Freestanding Stove 4.5kW
Drayton Digistats.

Inventory
Canopy Removed, Zips & Velcro Repaired – 08/22
The Futon Company Switch Sofa Bed – Beautiful!
LFSI01 Fridge with Ice Box

LENGTH (FT)
40
BEAM (FT)
6'10''
DRAUGHT (FT)
2'6''
HULL MATERIAL
Steel
YEAR
1998
FUEL TYPE
Diesel
BERTH
2/4