For $239,000

YOU'RE BUYING MORE THAN THIS HOMECRUISER, 

YOU'RE ALSO BUYING INTO

AN UNEQUALLED LIFESTYLE ...

presently with views from a mooring at Brooklyn, NSW 

MaryBelle is a fully furnished, self contained, 2 bedroom luxury apartment with all TV/DVD and audio systems installed throughout.

A wind turbine plus 380watt  solar panels maintain the 12V DC power supply.

(State Land Tax on any similar waterfront holiday home would cost more than the fees at her marina berth!)

Move her whenever or wherever you want to

(MaryBelle's dimensions in height, width and length allow road transport to any State with a minimum of  cost and arrangements because Police Force escorts are not normally needed)

MaryBelle was custom built in 2004 by John de Rooy, a professional Shepparton (Victoria) boat builder and aluminum fabricator, using only finest marine grade aluminum and conforms with Victorian Waterways standards of construction. The vessel was commissioned by the present owner who can provide detailed photographs taken progressively of the process. 

Recently, a wind turbine and solar panels have been added to assure constant charge to newly installed 800amphour AGM battery bank for house use, supported by a 200amphour motor starting battery.

If this this vessel was to be replicated now, the cost would approximate $600,000 (reference proof is available).

Features ...

            * 2 bedrooms, one with double bed and the other with easy fold-out couch forming 2 beds

            * 24 square metre lounge with double sofa-bed + dining room with dining table for 8 people

              * Full kitchen - gas stove, both freezer/ and drinks refrigerators, microwave

              * Full bathroom - toilet, vanity, shower - with gas hot water system

            * BBQ, 12vDC to 240vAC inverter, generator, 800 amp hour batteries, storage cupboards

            * LCD-TV with special digital aerial system, DVD/VCR+ bedroom TV/DVD setup

            *  450 litre waste-holding tank  and 400 litre water-tank      

            * an upper-deck with a covered 37 square metre entertaining area and almost 50 square metres in total.

 The layout (approx sizes) ...

MaryBelle's 2 x 50 HP Mercury 4 stroke Big-Foot outboards were added late 2005 (with only 195 hrs up now).

She uses less petrol than a car does while cruising at about 4 knots. A 200 litre fuel tank is safely isolated away from the outboard motors. 

MaryBelle's present suburban location (if you choose to keep her on there) means that a Sydney family only needs to drive a relatively short  distance to reach your floating holiday home to enjoy both the features, decor and the surrounding views and lifestyle ...  you just relax, entertain and enjoy as you would in any luxury waterfront home ... but with the water at your doorstep.

 It also means that, whenever you wish, you start her up and take a leisurely trip around Sydney's Broken Bay areas, and along the hundreds of kilometres of unparalleled waterways along the Hawkesbury River or into the beautiful Pittwater and Gosford areas. 

Brooklyn is about half an hour from Hornsby by car.   

Please phone Neil Smith: 0429 44 00 50 (or 02 9488 5224) to arrange a time to visit.

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