Aluminium Boat, Pike Fishing Work Camera

For sale my aluminium ex-army rigid raider style boat.

The boat is extremely stable due to its flat bottom and makes an excellent fishing boat with plenty of room for multiple chairs and tackle, or as a work boat/platform due to its strong and tough build quality, or as a camera platform for filming.

The boat is unsinkable, it has a double skin bottom hull with polystyrene inbetween so if the outer hull is holed no water comes in, also has bow and stern platforms with polstyrene fillers and drain holes for the hull void and interior, even completely submerged this boat will empty itself out and refloat. The boat is fully watertight. The underneath and sides also have aluminimum runners for beaching the craft as its primary use was ship to shore troop delivery, there are also hand rails each side the length of the boat. Lifting eyes are placed at stern and bow.  The paintwork has usual scratches and scuffs associated with a working boat, probably could do with a re paint if you want but is totally usable straight away. The farther-in-law used the same style boat in the army and tells me that they used to carry ten men plus kit and the same ten would carry the boat above their heads over land so that shows you how versitial the boat can be. The boat has two repairs patches on the front as can be seen on the photos. There is a bildge pump at the rear.

There is no engine or trailer included. The trailer in the photograph is totally unroad worthy. To collect the boat you either need to bring your own trailer, flat bed truck, long wheel base van or you need to contact one of the many boat deliervy companies that advertise on Ebay. You would be more than welcome to take the trailer with you as it would save me having to cut it up for scrap but its not towable.

A simular boat recently sold on Ebay for £1,950 but this one had a trailer a outboat included (item number 250514086637) therefore I have set reasonable reserve. Can't find how to put a reserve on so just to let you know the reserve is £750.

Dimensions are: Length - 16' 6" Width - 5' 6"

You are welcome to look before bidding just send me a message,

I am just outside Mansfield in Nottinghamshire.

Winning bidder to pay cash on collection, I expect to be contacted within 24 hrs of sale end with regard to collecting the boat. Collection must be within 7 days of sale end. If not contacted within 24 hours the boat goes to the next highest bidder.

If you need any more info please E-mail me