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Houseboats for Sale- Lake Kariba

Used house boat for sale on Lake kariba. Looking to buy a houseboat at Kariba for private or charter work?

"Elope" - luxury cruiser - US$ 80 000 negotiable

• 34 foot Dolphin built in 1998 - refurbished 2006
• Yanmar Marine Diesel 30hp engine has just over 100 hours on it - just run in!
• Very economical. Dual steerage positions (in main cabin (bad weather) and upstairs).
• Fresh water tank 200litres.
• Water and bilge pumps
• Wired for AC and DC power systems
• Ship to shore radio - Compass - Depth Finder
• Airconditioning installed
• Electric Deep Freeze. Large built in Coolerbox
• Microwave. Two plate cooker
• Software including mattresses and chairs, curtains, plastic crockery, pots and pans.
• Sleeping is 2 singles in front cabin; one double in main lounge area; 2 singles in rear deck; one double upstairs
• 2 Showers and toilet
• Upstairs and rear deck canopies
• All the luxuries for a cabin cruiser
• Built 1990 and seldom used
• Self-driven - no crew
• No tender boat

C'este Le Vie - Cruiser for Sale

Ceste la Vie lake kariba houseboat Asking price for C'este La Vie - ZAR60,000 ( sixty thousand Rand ) Voetstoets

30 ft Dolphin type cruiser houseboat with 80 h.p diesel engine.

Sleeps max 5 passengers

Price includes the trailer

The boat is presently in dry dock for repairs to some wood rot at the stern (see pic right) which would cost approx R20,000 to repair

General Information houseboats for sale /rent

Current running costs for a medium size houseboat are:

« Mooring fees roughly SA Rands 1500 per month. (Wages, Mooring Fees etc)
« Laundry Charges - this will depend on the amount of charters you have. In a busy month such as March you will spend about Roughly SAR500 to 640.00 on laundry charges.
« Management fee is roughly SAR734.00 per month.
« Fuel - The current cost per litre for diesel is between SAR7 - 10.
« Gas - will cost in the region of SAR225.00 for 10kg's.
« Annual fees are National Parks which was SAR302.00 per year
« Insurance on the boat is roughly SAR1200

1. To give a comparison of what a new houseboat would cost to buy - without a engine for a new boat is approx. R1,000,000 (USD 120,000).
Engines & fittings would easily take this figure to between Rands 2 and 3 million

3. Road transfer costs are very high as is renting a crane to launch the boat.

2. There is talk of resuming flights between Victoria Falls/Harare to Kariba.

3. From our own experience houseboat rentals on Kariba are rapidly reaching their old favoured position - and will increase once the airlines have got their act together

Selling a Kariba houseboat

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