Hover Craft Business For Sale

Wright International Ltd was honoured when it was approached and asked if we would be interested in marketing the sale of this very successful hovercraft business. The owner of this company has spent a small fortune rebuilding this hovercraft from top to bottom, bow to stern. The business also comes complete with a very professional website, large van, truck with crane, towing trailer and much more.

This hover craft has been used for a wide range of operations from passenger tourist runs, to film work, environment studies and much more. The beauty of this hovercraft is that you can perform operations on almost all terrains from the sandy beaches, rivers and lakes, fields, marsh and tarmac. This gives your company the greatest potential of being an overwhelming success.

The company is sadly for sale due to the owner’s ill health. This is a company that was being established with a long term dream but sadly health dictates otherwise. The owner is however able to give you full tuition on how to handle the vessel and can also give hints and tips on getting the most out of your company.

You simply will not find a better business opportunity for only £195,000.

Vessel Type:	Hovercraft
Builder:	Air Vehicles
Model:	Air Vehicles Tiger 12
Year:	1980
Price:	£195,000
Reference:	WIL 1771

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Dimensions

LOA:	8m 50cm
Beam:	4m cm

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Engines

The main propulsion of this vessel is provided by a 248hp, 5.9 litre V8 petrol engine, the same engine found in many Jeeps throughout the world. This allows servicing, spares and repairs to be carried out quickly and easily.

The engine gives great power and speed but at cruising speeds only burns 18 litres per hour. This low fuel consumption is based on 2 crucial factors; one is that you only run on low revs by having a larger engine. The second is that a hovercraft basically floats on the waters surface; as such there is no drag in the water or friction.

No. of Engines:	1
Fuel:	Petrol (Gas)

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Construction

This hovercraft is constructed of welded marine aluminium and forms a unit with 3 compartment sections. These sections are:-

• Crew and Passenger Accommodation
• Engine Compartment
• Fan Bay and Drive

The hovercrafts design also includes buoyancy tanks both fore and aft. The flexible hovercraft skirt is attached as the secondary structure which is outboard of the primary structure and contains the lift engines and lifts fans. There is even further buoyancy provided by a six compartment outer hypalon/nylon inflated ring. The lower mid skirt is inflated by fan pressure and a bottom fingered skirt transfers the lift pressure to the ground.

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Accomodation

The hovercraft cabin contains seating for 8 passengers and two pilots and is entered by port and starboard doors at the rear of the cabin. This area is heated through conventional heaters and guests have previously commented on how comfortable the cabin was. The port door at the rear end of the cabin doubles as an emergency exit. There are of course hand baggage racks provided at the rear of the cabin to allow guests to carry personal belongings with them.

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Navigation Equipment

• GPS Chart Plotter
• Auto Compass
• Wind Display
• Marine Band Radio
• Radar
• Navigation And Rescue Search Lights

Safety Equipment

• First Aid Chest
• Signalling Light
• Red Parachute Flares
• Floating Line And Quoits
• Fire Axes
• Torches
• Knives
• Infant’s Life Jackets
• Crew Life Jackets
• Passenger Life Jackets
• Two lifebuoys are provided, one by each of the passenger doors.
• The life raft is capable of carrying all passengers and crew members.

Disclaimer

The details of this vessel is offered in good faith but cannot be guaranteed. Nor can we warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.