If you want to live on the water, buy a houseboat. If you want to live in a piece of maritime history, buy the Jezebel.
Built in 1907 in the Netherlands as a freighter - robust, wide, with a flat bottom for rivers, canals and mudflats - this 20.8-meter ship is now a fully habitable residential vessel with real character. Real wood floors, two fireplaces, a bathtub, four cabins: This is not a converted pontoon, but a grown ship with history that offers living comfort on 20.8 × 5.5 meters - significantly more space than most newbuilds in this price range.
What sets this offer apart from other residential boats is the technical substance behind the charm. Since August 2024, all fresh water and waste water pipes have been renewed, the bathroom completely rebuilt and the hatches newly covered with 8 cm sandwich panels. This was followed in March 2025 by a visit to the shipyard, engine maintenance, a new stuffing box, sanding of the underwater hull and partial doubling - with a new certificate of buoyancy until March 2030. This is not a refurbished project, but a substantially refurbished traditional ship.
The water-bearing oil heating in combination with two wood-burning stoves makes it habitable all year round. The ship is ready to sail under the MAN diesel engine (6-cylinder, serviced 2025) as well as under the refurbished sails - not real estate, but a ship that can be moved. In addition: a Hamburg berth that can be taken over for approx. 250 €/month - in a city where such berths are hard to find.
In short: a 20.8-metre freighter from 1907 with a fully refitted interior, extensive modernization measures in 2023-2025, a new certificate of buoyancy until 2030 and a Hamburg berth ready for takeover.
The most important facts: 20.8 m × 5.5 m × 1.20 m | Year of construction 1907 (refit 2023-2025) | MAN diesel 90 hp, serviced 2025 | Good condition, well maintained | 2 previous owners | Location Hamburg:
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