Boat Share | Cheddington
General information
Type of scheme | Private |
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Nominal number of sharers | 12 |
Year of build | 2000 |
Home mooring (2025) | Dunchurch Pools Marina, Onley, Rugby, CV23 8AN |
Length | 58' |
Engine Type (last known) | Beta Marine 43 installed March 2014 |
Berths | 2 + 4 |
Change over day | Friday |
Are pets allowed | No |
Is smoking allowed inside | No |
Booking system | The booking procedure is easier to operate than describe! For booking purposes, the twelve shares are arranged as six pairs. A booking chart for the following calendar year is circulated in agreed priority order in late summer before the owners’ annual meeting. Each owner in turn can choose up to two weeks (separately or as a fortnight) in the ‘high season’ (mid-April to mid-October inclusive), and one week in the remainder of the year. After setting aside agreed weeks for winter maintenance (usually January), the remaining weeks are booked on request with priority reversed from that used for the previously-booked weeks.Each pair of shares moves up one place (each owner effectively moving up two places) in each subsequent year and after a year at the top drops to the bottom; the order within the pair is then reversed and the six year cycle begins again. |
Priority for school holidays | Up to three shareholders may opt for "school holiday" preference shares (referred to as ‘special’ shares), for which they pay a premium of 25% on the running costs each year but get first choice of the school holiday weeks available. |
General Comments About the Boat
Cheddington has a Graham Reeves hull and a John Milburn fit-out.Cheddington has a semi-trad rear deck with room for the steerer plus two and contains lockers with gas bottles, windlasses, mooring pins etc. Moveable deck boards give access to the engine bay, weed hatch and batteries.
Steps down (over the 240v inverter) lead to an en-suite (pump-out loo and wash basin) with useful hanging and cupboard storage and the master bedroom with double bed (extendable to 5’), storage beneath, cupboards above and a full height wardrobe.
Beyond the privacy door is the gas central heating boiler (concealed by the opened door) and the bathroom to the left with corner bath, shower and full width mirror, radiator, wash basin, pump-out loo, storage and extractor fan.
Next comes the galley which has a good area of worktop, numerous cupboards, oven/grill, fridge, microwave and ceiling extractor fan. A glass-fronted see-through cabinet is also fixed to the ceiling and an opening hatch prevents overheated cooks on fine days and has proved to be the best place to feed the ducks.
Moving further towards the sharp end is the dinette, an L-shaped settee around an extendable table which is easily convertible to a double bed with further storage beneath.
The saloon has a modesty curtain and 2 large comfortable armchairs which convert to beds. There is a flat-screen TV with DVD, a radio and a solid fuel stove. This area also has a full height wardrobe and drawer space.
The folding French-window style doors lead to the well deck which has a large seating area and three lockers for hoses, coal, mops etc. and the brass water tank filler cap.
Pictures of the boat
Specific details for the share offered
Size of share as a percentage or fraction | 12th |
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Price in UK Pounds | £2,500 |
Reason for selling | Change of circumstances |
Pre-booked weeks included | 2024 (The week above would start and finish at Calcutt Boats near Stockton) 8th November 2024 2025 28th March 2025 27th June 2025 4th July 2025 |
Holiday entitlement with share offered here. | I get a guaranteed three weeks with the option of applying for additional weeks. |
School holiday option possible? | No |
Running costs for 2024 (How do these figures compare? Link opens new window) | Cheddington running costs are NOT paid on a regular monthly basis, but requested by the treasurer on an 'as required' basis. Total 2023 costs were £740.53 and 2024 costs to date are £325.76 |
How are the running costs to be apportioned | I would ask the incoming owner to pick up running costs as they next fall due. |
Contact details for vendor | keithorg@hotmail.com or 01395 275156 |
General comments by vendor
Although my wife and I have been co-owners of Cheddington for only just under two years, we have very much enjoyed the cruising that we have done in that time.
In March of 2014 a new BetaMarine 43 engine with PRM150 D2 gearbox and Python drive were installed by the engineers at Swanley Bridge marina ( http://www.swanleybridgemarina.com ) and the whole drive train and propeller assembly re-engineered for peak efficiency. This has resulted in an extremely smooth and manoeuvrable boat that is a pleasure to steer.
The distinctive artwork on each side always invites comment and is a good conversation starter. The Buckinghamshire village of Cheddington was the scene of the Great Train Robbery, which is also sometimes referred to as the ‘Cheddington Mail Van Raid’. The picture certainly seems to stick in fellow boaters’ memories and ‘Ched’ is quite famous on the waterways as a result.
The syndicate of owners is self-managed and extremely friendly and efficient, the management is organised with a chairman, secretary and treasurer.
There is a dedicated website service for news and general discussion, and all owners gather in the autumn for lunch followed by an AGM. The AGM gives everyone a voice as to the running of the boat. There is a comprehensive Syndicate Agreement and procedure for transfer of share ownership.
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