The FV Fiora presents an excellent opportunity to acquire a well-maintained, fully equipped trawler ready for immediate operations. The vessel is available with or without license and quota units, which can be included by negotiation.
Licenses & Units (Available by Negotiation):
Primary License: T1 + L3(0)
3,304 Northern Units
10,080 Central Units
1,176 Southern Inshore Units
Key Features & Recent Upgrades:
Upper stern bulwarks replaced with stainless steel
New Sundown Engineering stainless steel 5-basket prawn grader
Main engine head refurbished
Vessel slipped, antifouled, and Propspeed applied to propeller
New booms installed
New front fore stays and down stays
New Meccalte 75kVA generator
Complete rewiring of navigation lights, switches, and breakers
Fishing Gear:
8mm steel box section gallows
5mm steel A-frame
10m booms with 125mm box section (5mm wall)
#5 steel Bison boards with stainless steel sleds
16mm main trawl wire (500m per side) with 12mm bridles
6 x 5-fathom flyers
Stainless steel try boards with 3 x 2-fathom try nets
Stainless steel scallop tumbler
4 x 5-fathom + 4 x 5.5-fathom scallop nets
Stainless steel solid stabilisers
Net rack awning over processing area
Refrigeration:
4-cylinder Copeland compressor
50-carton snap-in room
2,000-carton storage room
Approx. 10,000kg total refrigeration capacity
The FV Fiora has benefited from extensive recent upgrades, enhancing reliability, safety, and performance. This vessel is ready to go to work and represents strong value for operators seeking a proven performer.
Sensible offers are invited.
For further details or to arrange an inspection, please contact us today.
Region
Queensland
Location
Townsville Area
Reference
TS597
Usage
In-shore Fishing, Off-shore Fishing, Commercial
Launch Year
1985
Hull
Steel
Designer
R. Gibbons
Builder
R. Kleinschmidt
Length
62' 2" - 18.96m
Beam
5.6m
Draft
2.73m
Displacement
80t gross
Deck Material
Steel
Engine Make
Caterpillar
Engine
3406C
Number Engines
1
Fuel Type
Diesel
Engine Hours
5740 since rebuild
Propulsion
Twin Disc 516 through 75mm Aquamet22 shaft to a 48" x 52.5" Veem Max Skew in a Kort nozzle
Genset
Isuzu 4BGIT with 75kva Meccalte
Fuel
18,000lt in 7 tanks
Water
600lt
Cabins
Focsle + skippers cabin
Berths
2 in focsle and double in skippers cabin
Galley
4 seat dinette
Refrigeration
Kelvinator Fridge/Freezer + Tuckerbox freezer
Stove
4 element cook top + fan forced 240v oven
Water Maker
Yes
Hotwater System
60lt
Shower
Yes
Toilet
Yes 24v macerator
Air Conditioning
3 x Fujitsu
Ground Tackle
Puller Engineering hydraulic with 1 x 160lb, 1 x 100lb and reef pick on 110m of 19mm chain + rope
150mt x 32mm tow rope
Safety Gear
As required
Bilge Pumps
Yes with alarm
Life Raft
Yes
Epirb
As required
Life Jackets
As required
Flares
As required
Fire Protection
As required
Electrics
12 and 24v DC, 240 and 415v AC
240v RCD's
415v breakers
24v automatic battery charger + 24v alternator off main and auxiliary