Description

Vanguard is a beautifully executed 58ft cruiser stern narrowboat, built by Jonathan Wilson and expertly fitted out by Louis & Joshua. With a high-spec build, clean modern finish, she offers an ideal blend of contemporary comfort and proven craftsmanship. Blacked with 2-pack epoxy in 2022 and the engine serviced in 2025, she’s presented in excellent order and ready to cruise with confidence.

Powered by a smooth and capable Beta Marine 43hp engine with a hospital silencer and a Vetus 75 KGF bow thruster, Vanguard handles easily whether you’re navigating tight marinas or open stretches of canal. A generous 200-litre fuel tank and flat-bottomed 10/6/4 steel hull provide both range and stability, making her equally suited to long-term cruising or comfortable mooring life.

Onboard, the layout has been designed for practical living without compromise. The oak-finish luxury vinyl flooring, spray-foam insulation and painted ply cabin sides give a bright, warm and modern interior. The galley is exceptionally well equipped with a Thetford cooker and hob, shoreline fridge, wine storage and even an Indesit washer/dryer, making day-to-day life on board refreshingly effortless. Also benefitting from a freezer and cool box under the dinette seating. With sleeping arrangements in place for four comprising of a fixed double bed which can extend and two single dinettes which convert into two single beds.

Heating and hot water are supplied via Webasto, immersion and calorifier, complemented by a characterful Bubble diesel stove on its own fuel supply, all controlled by Hive for easy temperature management from your phone. With a smart walk-through bathroom with shower, vanity basin and Thetford cassette toilet (plus spare cassette), Vanguard is well set up for extended stays aboard.

The electrical system is equally impressive, featuring a Victron 3kW inverter, four 150w solar panels and two Lithium Roma leisure batteries with Wi-Fi connectivity, giving you excellent off-grid capability, as well as 1 starter and 1 bow thruster battery. Add in the pram cover, cratch cover and side hatch, and Vanguard becomes a versatile, well-protected and highly practical boat for every season.

Vanguard represents a rare opportunity to own a modern, high-spec narrowboat that is as enjoyable to cruise as it is to live aboard.

Specifications

Accommodation

With sleeping arrangements in place for four comprising of a fixed double bed which can extend and two single dinettes which convert into two single beds.

Construction

Built with a flat-bottomed 10/6/4 steel hull.

Engine(s)

Powered by a smooth and capable Beta Marine 43hp engine with hospital silencer and a Vetus 75 KGF bow thruster, Vanguard handles easily whether you’re navigating tight marinas or open stretches of canal.

Certification

BUYERS & SELLERS

When you buy a boat from us you pay all monies in to our company clients trust account which means that the buyers and sellers money is protected. This is the same account that solicitors set up for house sales .This money does not belong to the company it belongs to the buyer until the sale is complete and then we pay the seller from the company clients trust account. We cannot release the money from the Clients Trust Account to the seller until the vessel has been accepted and handed over to the buyer because if there was a fault with the vessel and the buyer refused to accept it and wanted their money back we could not do this because the seller would of already had the money. This could become a very costly and messy problem for all parties.

This money never enters our company current account. This also means that we cannot use customers money for other purchases/reasons. If at any point the company went bust then the buyers/sellers money is safe and it would go back to the rightful owner of the money.

We have had this company clients trust account set up from day one to protect our customers money. This account is a secure holding account. We pay the seller monies due from this account when the buyer has signed to accept the vessel. Payment is made from this account to the seller by cheque from the clients Trust Account which is protected guaranteed funds.

Great Haywood Boat Sales Ltd trading as Nationwide Boat sales are a full member of:

The British Marine

As such we abide by a strict Code of Conduct to protect both the buyer and seller.

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Disclaimer

No guarantee is given or implied with regards to specification but descriptions are given in good faith. All vessels are sold without warranty or condition as to the fitness either expressed or implied by status or otherwise. No appliances or systems have been tested. All measurements stated are approximate.These details are not intended to, and do not, form any part of any current or future contract. In this transaction we are acting as Brokers only. All sales subject to contract.We are relying on information supplied by a third party. All information is given as a guide.Plating thickness cannot be measured during NBS visit while the boat is in the water and is based on information supplied by the owner.A prospective buyer is strongly advised to check the particulars and where appropriate at their own expense to employ a qualified Marine Surveyor to carry out a survey of the vessel.NBS advises that a qualified independent surveyor carries out a full out of water survey for every vessel.

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