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WHEELCHAIR FRIENDLY FAMILY BOATS

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Boats with disabled people in mind:


What a great idea to be able to steer a boat from a wheelchair.
Being confined to a wheelchair for all, or some, of the time does not mean that you cannot go boating with family and friends. Boating at sea would be more challenging but inland waterways are ideal for this. Enough decent moorings for a wheelchair to get ashore, a slow pace of life and no rush.  Our inspection launches are ideally suited to a wheelchair on a boat, with the accommodation on one flat level and with doorways, for example,  made especially wide.  Furthermore,  the Peter Nicholls Inspection Launch design features a sociable bow cockpit,  with steering position, where all the crew can be together.  The helmsman can sit comfortably in the wheelchair and steer  the boat, and crew member(s) can do the rope work, mooring up and the locks. Simple radio contact can be kept between everyone, so that the helmsman does not have to bellow instructions (!) and can receive “advice” from the crew.  An electro-hydraulic wheelchair  lift midships and a light aluminium fold down ramp allow the wheelchair ashore.

Same for the FCN and Thomas barges  with a helm position midships and with a “Stannah” type stair lift giving access from the steering deck down to the accommodation below, though we have used a wheelchair lift here as an alternative.

This page is being added to this month. Meanwhile please turn to the Inspection launch section where wheelchair accessible boats are featured, together with a video showing one in action. Click the photo below to get there.

Inspection Launch

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For wide beam inland cruising of Europe to RCD D category with steering from the bow or stern and under cover bow cockpit.

Disabled boat for sale: We have an unused 45 foot inspection launch available on the Norfolk Broads and ready to have the wheelchair lift fitted and for sale now.  Easy  cruising with no locks to do. Easily handled by a couple with the not so fit partner wheel steering the boat while the other half moors up.    Please contact us for details or view our “Boats for Sale” page.

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45ft x 11ft NEW Live aboard inspection launch

New, from the builders, a Peter Nicholls live aboard launch with 5 plus berths. the boat is also ideal for use by the disabled , with the layout all on one level, with extra wide gangways and specially designed bathroom etc.

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BRIEF SPECIFICATION FCN STEEL SEAGOING BARGE

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  • Home
  • BOATS FOR SALE
    • The Huffler 40
    • FCN seagoing motor barge
    • The Renegade 37
    • 16′ Steel Launch
    • The Explorer Live aboard Barge
  • Range of Steel Boats
    • The Huffler 35/40
    • The Huffler 42/48/56
    • FCN Steel Seagoing Barge
    • The Renegade Round Bilge
    • Electric Boats
    • Wheelchair Friendly Family Boats
    • Europa Barge
    • Thames Barge
    • Inspection Launch
    • Corsair 37
    • Leopard 32
  • Electric Boats
  • About Us
  • Blog
  • Contact Us
  • The Renegade Round Bilge