Lola was built as a canal cruiser for the waterways of mainland Europe. The design allows the vessel to function very well as a houseboat, with the option of cruising on the sea or inland. For much of the year, the boat can operate off-grid. The vessel is being offered for sale as a houseboat, currently moored on the River Arun at Littlehampton.  In effect, Lola is a 2 bedroom apartment on the river, at a fraction of the cost of a conventional lifestyle.  Moorings, insurance and harbour fees currently under £5000pa.  Pontoon is within secured boatyard with shoreside toilets, showers and laundry facilities. To view or for more info, email lola@lindfield.org The internal accommodation: bow cabin: 2 single berths & en-suite toilet & wet room with shower & wash basin. Fan heater Galley with 2 ring induction hob, fridge & combination microwave oven, + stainless steel sink & extractor fan.  dining area seating 5, affording views all around the vessel lounge/saloon area with L shape seating - converts into single/narrow dble bed. Main helm seat with console, inc dual high definition monitors and industrial PC. Satellite/terrestrial TV facing lounge seating. Electric fan heater Aft cabin with fixed single & moveable single beds, usable as dble/twin. Electric fan heater. En-suite bathroom/wetroom with shower, heads and basin. Externally, the aft deck has a bench seat and a spray hood that provides an additional 'room' for storage. Upper helm controls are within this area, allowing vessel to be controlled from either of the 2 helm positions. Coach roof above saloon is fitted with a 7.2 sqm, 1020 Wp, solar array. In order to maximise the output of the array, panels are mounted on hinged frame which can tilt forward or either side. Summary of Technical Details: General description: Hard chine steel construction, with forward cabin, galley, raised wheelhouse over the engine room and aft cabin.LOA 12.6m (including stern platform) Beam 3.8 m, Draught 1.3m, Air draught 3.6m min Displacement 20 tonnes approx Hull plating 5mm. Internal bulkheads 4/5mm. Keel plates 10mm sides and baffles, 12.5mm base Electric propulsion: 2 x Sillette stern drives, driven by Lynch motors of 7kW peak output Diesel propulsion: Kubota V2203 51HP 4 cyl engine driving 4 blade central propeller through hydraulic pump and outdrive motor.  Hydraulic steering Insulation 50mm sprayed foam plus 50mm Thinsulate quilt and aluminium bubble insulation Fuel tanks, HDPE 2 x 260L. Fresh water tanks HDPE 2 x 260L. spring-retract hosereel for fresh water filling Black & grey water tanks, grey water flush to heads. Calorifier heated by generator coolant or immersion heater Internal painting: Jotun Jotamastic epoxy External painting: Exterior grit blasted and sprayed with blast primer, then Jotamastic primer, airless sprayed, followed by Jotun vinyl Flexicoat. High quality anti-fouling Pin anchors at bow & stern, with attachment points for electric winches Keel cooling using slim compartment in one side of box keel. Remainder of keel vented to sea with facility to blow water out to reduce draught Scantling calculations in 2013 confirmed structure compliant BS EN ISO 12215-5:2008 Cat A. Certificated in 2018 as exempt from complying with the RCD Angle of Vanishing Stability 128 degrees (calculated from CAD model and confirmed by inclining tests). Stability calculations including hydrostatics, inclining test & GZ curves were carried out in 2013. These calculations available as a separate stability information booklet. Bow & stern water jet thrusters, supplied by hydraulically driven pump rated at 100 cu.m/hr at 3 bar. Control by joystick on dashboard & handheld radio control unit & air operated pinch valves. Aluminium mast carrying antennae, anemometer, Sea Me target enhancer and wide angle CCTV camera. Mast can be lowered to horizontal for transit under low bridges. Internal & external helm positions wind generator on telescopic mast at stern Compass, log, depth and wind instruments by NASA  Garmin GPS & fishfinder Firetrace extinguisher system in engine room and battery locker Delta anchor with Leroy Somer windlass. Chain/rope rode 12/50m Generator SDMO 6kVA with keel cooling system, connected to dry exhaust 13A sockets & LED lighting throughout sound system with CD and USB player & FM dual marine VHF transceivers Victron Quattro inverter, 10kVA, providing 140A max charging to 48v battery banks of 800Ah 32A shore power connection through Victron isolating transformer 24V batteries 240Ah & charger 12V engine battery & charger Industrial PC for navigation/chart plotter. Two 19 inch HDMI monitors, plus a third which doubles as TV metering of power and cumulative energy on each motor, shore power, & domestic 230v distribution. all pipes and cables labelled and documented all manuals and drawings included