Dutch Barge Conversion / Liveaboard Project - "Bailey Boo"

38ft Dutch Barge Style Liveaboard Project Boat | Unique Floating Home Opportunity

A rare opportunity to own a characterful Dutch barge style liveaboard with huge potential as a floating home, canal cruiser, off-grid project, or marina-based houseboat. This eye-catching steel-hulled vessel combines classic barge proportions with a bespoke cabin conversion, making it an ideal alternative to a traditional narrowboat or static houseboat.

Built with a wide-beam Dutch barge-inspired hull, the boat offers generous internal space and strong liveaboard potential. The distinctive timber cabin, porthole windows, and traditional styling give the vessel real personality and make it stand out from standard canal boats currently on the market.

Perfect for buyers searching for:

• Dutch barge project

• liveaboard boat

• houseboat for sale

• widebeam alternative

• floating home

• steel barge

• canal liveaboard

• unique boat conversion

• restoration project boat

• off-grid living opportunity

The vessel would suit someone looking for a rewarding refurbishment project, creative floating accommodation, or an affordable route into the liveaboard boating lifestyle. Ideal for use on inland waterways, marina moorings, river systems, or as a bespoke tiny-home conversion.

Features include:

• Steel Dutch barge-style hull

• Spacious liveaboard layout

• Character timber superstructure

• Large windows and portholes

• Unique one-off conversion

• Strong project potential

• Excellent visual presence

This is not a mass-produced canal boat — it is a genuinely individual vessel with enormous charm and scope for improvement.

Early viewing recommended as unusual liveaboard barges and floating home projects continue to attract strong interest across the UK boating market.