Lockdown has got many people thinking about different ways to live. 

And while searches for homes with gardens have risen, for obvious reasons, perhaps one way to "get away from it all" when all this is finished is to invest in a house boat.

If that's you, you're in luck.

There's one for sale for £60,000 and it's moored at Smallgains Marina, on Canvey.

The 1989 44' Waverunner boasts two bedrooms and can sleep up tp seven people. 

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Outdoors - the exterior 

A steel hull cruiser with twin Ford Sabre Diesel Turbo Engines, each with 150 bhp, the boat has been updated and extended during the past 12-months and provides excellent space.

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Sleep space - there are two bedrooms 

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The engines are currently disengaged, but they are fully equipped to be re-engaged for sailing.

It is currently moored at Smallgains Marina, Canvey, on a rolling mooring contract of anout £100 per month. 

Lounge 15' 1" x 10' 1" (4.6m x 3.07m) Windows on all four sides, with the original boat windows to three sides and an added large double glazed window on one whole side. Double glazed entrance door. Many plug points for TV, etc. Solid wood flooring and two sets of stairs. With a 7' head clearance and the quadruple aspect, this is a lovely bright room.

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Kitchen 12' 10" x 11' 8" (3.91m x 3.56m) With dining room table and sofa bed. Butler sink and range of units, with gas hob and numerous plug points. Eight port-hole windows on three aspects provide light, along with wall mounted electric lighting.

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Engine room 15' 3" x 7' 7" (4.65m x 2.31m) The engines are in place and ready for reconnection. Various engine spares are provided. Recently replaced new header tank and starter motors included. There is also an option to remove the engines and have this boat as a 100% houseboat. This room could then be converted into additional living or sleeping space.

Bedroom 13' 6" x 11' 7" (4.11m x 3.53m) A very spacious bedroom with two built in storage cupboards, one with shelving and the other with hanging storage. Eight portholes and an escape hatch, along with wall mounted electric lighting.

Bedroom 6' 7" x 5' 7" (2.01m x 1.7m) Single bed and wardrobe to stay. Port hole to side.

Shower room A spacious shower room with separate shower cubicle, toilet and sink. Toilet has a new macerator, fitted in June 2017.

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Exterior Outside there is a spacious front deck of approximately 16' and a smaller rear deck that has been astro-turfed.

See the boat's listing on Zoopla here or call agent Charles David Casson on 01245 679863.