Birchwood 25 ‘Charisma’

£19,000.00

Birchwood 25 – A popular choice for first time boaters!

This is an excellent opportunity to acquire a well-known and highly sought-after Birchwood 25 cabin cruiser, offering a spacious cockpit alongside practical and comfortable cabin accommodation. “Charisma” has benefitted from a number of upgrades including cabin heating, hot water system and solar panels, making her an appealing option for inland cruising and weekends afloat. Viewings are available seven days a week by prior appointment.

Please email us your enquiry: info@fishandduck.co.uk

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Construction
Cream GRP modified V-hull with matching GRP non-slip decks and superstructure, finished with a cockpit hard top incorporating a sunroof. Fitted with alloy pulpit rail, guard rails, handrails and deck fittings, alloy-framed cabin and cockpit windows with windscreen, aluminium and PVC gunwale fendering, and red canopy sides and rear panel.
New Canopy in 2024.
Last Antifouled in 2025.

Accommodation
Spacious aft cockpit with wraparound seating, table and under-seat storage incorporating gas lockers. Matching helm and co-pilot seating. Removable cockpit deck boards providing access to bilges, engine, tanks and batteries.
Midships companionway leads into a well-proportioned open-plan cabin, comprising:

  • Separate WC compartment to starboard with wash basin, shower tray, hot and cold water, Jabsco electric sea toilet and wipe-clean linings
  • Well-equipped galley to starboard with storage lockers, drawers and shelving, sink and drainer, LPG cooker and fridge
  • Dinette to port with seating and storage beneath, converting to a double berth with infill cushions and table
  • Forward vee berth with infill to form a double, storage beneath, portside locker, shelving, and access to the chain locker via overhead hatch

Engine
Perkins Prima M50 (installed 2000) paired with Volvo Penta 290A outdrive. Single lever helm control with full instrument panel including engine hours, RPM, temperature, speed log, oil pressure, volts and fuel gauge. Twin independent fuel tanks.
Engine Serviced in 2026.
Outdrive last serviced in 2025.
Fuel tanks cleaned in 2024.

Equipment

  • Fire extinguishers and fire blankets
  • Fenders and Ropes
  • EVA Foam Cockpit Decking (2023)
  • Cabin Heater installed 2026
  • Canopy (New 2024)
  • 2 x 4.5kg butane bottles
  • Accumulator tank
  • Speed log
  • Calorifier hot water system (engine + immersion) Installed in 2026
  • Optimus LPG hob, oven and grill
  • TV
  • Electric sea toilet
  • Alpicool 12V/24V fridge (New 2025)

Electrics
1 x engine battery
2 x leisure batteries
Shore Power Connection
Solar Panels
Inverter
Sockets
Cabin + cockpit lighting
Navigation Lights

Documentation
Boat Safety Certificate: 22/03/2027
VAT Status: Unknown

Disclaimer
Whilst every care has been taken in their preparation, the correctness of these particulars is not guaranteed. They are intended only as a guide, and they do not constitute a term of any contract. The Vendor does not make or give, and neither the Broker nor any person in its employment has any authority to make or give, any representation or warranty in relation to this vessel, in respect of which any Purchaser must rely on his own inspection. A demonstration of the vessel will be conducted once a Sale and Purchase Agreement has been signed by both the seller and buyer and a 10% deposit has been paid into the broker's client account.

Specifications

Status

For Sale

Location

Fish and Duck Marina

Advertiser

Fish and Duck Leisure Ltd as broker on behalf of the seller

Boat Safety Certificate

22/03/2027

Vessel Name

Charisma

Vessel Condition

Used

Vessel Type

River cruiser

Builder

Birchwood Boat International Ltd

Make

Birchwood

Model

25

Year Constructed

Believed 1988

Berths

4

Cabins

1

Number of Engines

1

Engine Model

Perkins Prima M50

Fuel Type

Diesel

Drive Type

Outdrive

Cruising Speed

6 mph

Maximum Speed

10 mph

Length Overall

25'2" (7.67m)

Beam

9'3" (2.82m)

Maximum Draft

2ft4"

Bridge Clearance

8'5" (2.56m)

Cabin Headroom

5'11" (1.80m)

Hull Material

GRP

Hull Type

Modified vee

Hull Colour

Cream

Keel Type

Other

Dry Weight

Estimated 2200 kg

Fuel Capacity

Estimated 30 gallons / 136 litres

Water Capacity

Estimated 24 gallons / 106 litres