BLYTH

10m Blyth Work Cat - Opportunity to acquire the operating assets of a successful east coast charter sea fishing business. The main assets are the boat, the charter business website, and the customer base and goodwill. The boat itself is a 10m Blyth Work Cat with island wheelhouse with 2x FPT Iveco 280hp diesel engines with shaft drives and hydraulic steering. She can reach speeds up to 24 knots, and has a comfortable cruising speed of 19 knots. Sophie Lea is a well-equipped, practical, stable boat offering maximum room for anglers. The business has been trading successfully on the east coast for over 20 years and boasts a good forward under book. This boat is perfect as a recreational or commercial fishing boat or as a utility support boat. She can sleep two in the forward cabin and has a separate heads compartment. The deck house has a helmsman chair, galley area and full range of electronics. Coded up to 60 miles out. - Up to 12 people. Price does not included VAT - 20 percent VAT payable on purchase.

Deck: Large bollards. High safety stainless steel rails. Self draining deck. Wide walk around side decks. Fenders and ropes. Electric windlass with anchor and chain. Radar arch. Mooring cleats. Engine lid. Boarding ladder. Storage lockers.

Cabin: L shaped seating. Plenty of storage. Separate toilet compartment with Vac flush. Excellent headroom (1.83M). Galley with cooker, sink (hot and cold water) and storage. Cabin heating.

Cockpit: Wheelhouse with large windscreen with windscreen wipers. Helm position with helm seat, full engine controls, large switch panel and navigation electronics.

Electronics: 2x Garmin GPSmap 5012 plotter. JRC Radar 1000. Lowrance X102. NASA Marine target 2. 3x Icom VHF radio. Wreckfinder EchoPilot. Standard Horizon plotter. Garmin GPSmap 450. Autopilot. Radar reflector. 9 TFT colour monitor. SimRad AP 24. Kenwood stereo. 12v batteries. Horn. Nav lights. Deck lights. Interior lights. Anchor light. Search light.

Machinery: 2x FPT Iveco 280hp 6 cylinder shaft drives with hydraulic steering. Serviced in June 2024. Water capacity - 455 Litres. Holding tank capacity - 227 litres. Fuel capacity 2x 500L - separate stainless steel tank. Manual and automatic bilge pump.