Historic Ex Merseyside ferry launched in 1951 and built to provide a link between the Wirral and Liverpool. Over the years she has featured in TV programs as well as the song by Gerry and the pacemakers. She has strong connections to the West Country being built in Dartmouth and once retired from service in 1976 was used as a club ship and training vessel based in Salcombe. The twin Crossley engines were removed prior to delivery of vessel to new owners The Island Cruising Club, Salcombe in June of the same year. The new purpose was to provide a fully self-supporting residential sail training... read more

To see 30 further photographs and a full inventory please use the http website link near the bottom of this advert to connect with the Boatshedkent website. 9.1m (29'10"), 1986, 1 x diesel 130hp. GRP Construction, Full-Displacement underwater profile, 2 berths. Ready to go angling boat. If you have a hobby, get all the right gear. Come over to Kent and see what you can catch.... read more

These boat details are subject to contract. This flat bottomed barge is being used as a work vessel. The owner has modified the plates at the bow so they will flatten down to allow the dredging equipment to be driven on board. The side of the barge has been equipped with an innovative anchor system consisting of 6 points that will hold scaffold poles. When you get to the area that you want to stop, the 6 poles are lowered and this prevents the barge from swaying. The owner has informed me that the barge has had 10mm plating added to the bottom and that a recent survey will shortly be made ... read more

Restaurant boat and trip boat business for sale in the south of France. Boatshed Midi Canals is pleased to offer this very well equipped & maintained trip boat and events vessel for sale as a going concern with plenty of scope for development. Run by our vendors for the last three years the accounts are available to serious buyers and vendors will give assistance and handover period if required. Contracts with tourist office, tour operators & special interest groups our client is selling with plenty of scope for further development. For more information and appointments to view, please co... read more

This vessel is argueably the best on the market for those looking to convert an ex fishing vessel. She appears sound, with recent new engine (2013), wheelhouse and stern gear (2016) she has all the fishing gear removed and has just been on the slip for anti-foul and new anodes (03/2019). She has become available due to a change in the owners plans and therefore represents a great opportunity for new life. she remains on the fishing register for anyone wishing to take her fishing again. These boat details are subject to contract. Note: Offers on the asking price may be considered. Register wit... read more

This Passenger Ferry was a vessel owned by the Gosport Ferry Company Ltd. It was built by Thornycroft of Woolston, Hampshire. The vessel was built in 1966 to an exact design and was delivered in a green and white livery to ferry passengers from Gosport to Portsmouth she left Gosport for the final time on 29 February 2016, to start a new life on the River Thames in London, as a party boat. Her exterior benefited from a re-fit ready to run as a party boat - the interior is a blank canvas ready for your own touch whether it be party boat, event boat or maybe even a large live aboard pad! She curr... read more

This 15m Passenger Ferry is now available and could be put back into service as a commercial vessel or converted into a characterful houseboat. She was licensed to MCA Category V and Category VI as a working passenger ferry, up to 62 passengers. MCA licence was 1 n.mile from shore and 10 nm from port but the license has now lapsed and would have to be recertified. The engines are running well and the owner runs them up once a month. Overall, the exterior is in need of remedial work but the basics are there for a successful river business at a very affordable price. These boat details are subje... read more

Considered more cost effective than steel or fibreglass & more resistant to damage from collision & corrosion, this aluminium hulled Workboat & Landing Craft in marine grade 5083 aluminium plate is versatile, strong, light-weight, durable & low maintenance cost. Ideal for the transportation of goods & personnel (easily accessible for those with injury / disability), these models have been previously utilised for harbour debris clearance, removal of waste material from ships at anchor, rescue on flood plains & as an inter-island ferry in British Columbia. This particular example, constructed in... read more