workboat: viking

FOR SALE - WORKBOAT : ‘VIKING’This vessel is available for sale or charter. The vessel has undergone a major refit in 2012/2013 followed bya successful re-coding survey. The vessel has been issued with a Categrory 3 ‘small commercial vesselcertificate’ as of 28 February 2013. This certificate currently allows a total of 6 persons to be carried althoughthe vessel has previously been certified for a total of 12 persons plus 2 crew. The vessel could be certifiedfor the higher number of persons subject to reinstallation of the additional seating within the cabin andprovision of additional safety equipment.

The vessel is suited to general work boatduties including survey work, constructionsupport, supply vessel, dive support, fuelbunkering, estuary/ inshore waters cargohandling, buoy deployment, crew transfer,fish farm support duties etc.

The extensive refit/ modification has seenthe engines, gearboxes and Hamilton jetdrives replaced or refurbished.

The vessel has twin IvecoN67MNTM28.11 engines (dyno test re-sults are available). Construction is ma-rine grade aluminium with catamaranformation hulls giving excellent stability.

The hulls have been inspected, cleaned,old paintwork stripped as necessary andrepainted, finally new anodes have beenfitted. Details of the out of water surveysare available.

Overall the vessel is approx 14.8m long x5.00m beam with draft less than 0.8m. Thevessel has reinforced keels allowing it tobe grounded at low tide on a suitable seabed. The vessel speed is approx 17 kts(light ship) and it is road transportable.

The vessel has a Palfinger PK8000 knuck-le boom hydraulic crane and the VIKINGhas a 12t deck load capacity. The opendeck length available for cargo is approxi-mately 8m long. There is a raised forwardwheelhouse for two crew with mess facili-ties and toilet. Seating is currently providedfor 4 persons in addition to the crew. Thecabin is also fitted with a mess table andadjacent bench seat.

There is a large access gate at the sternwhich when used in conjunction withramps allows plant and machinery (e.g.quad bikes) to be driven off/on the vesselwhen the vessel is grounded - this is idealfor operations such as survey work.

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Electronics include Garmin and Furuno GPS, Raymarine radar, plotter/dispay, VHF DSC radio, Raymarine ST40compass.

The ‘VIKING’ was built by Alnmaritec approx 1999. The specification has been revised as a result of up-grades during refit. You can view photos and video clips of the vessel here: http://youtu.be/VTnc4HDcwss

Vessel located SW Scotland, available to view by arrangement.

Enquiries to and further details from Cliff Henderson 07860 235570 or e-mail (see above).

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