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
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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