NEW UPDATE re SALE of FV Makybe BJ: (NOTE: The Vessel is SOLD)
A new ZF W7000 Gear Box has been installed in the vessel – FEBRUARY 2024
(The used gearbox is included in the sale as a spare)
The sale also includes the following as a package with the vessel:
3 x Purse Seine Nets (Sardine, Mackerel & Tuna) – specs available upon request
6m Aluminium Tender with 2 x 90Hp Yamaha Outboards
2 x 4.9m Ocean Tech Tuna Maxis fitted with 100 Hp Hondaw outboard motors (NEW)
Fish Pump and Separator
S/Steel tables for harvesting
The vessel is being slipped approx. 22 February 2024 in Port Lincoln for a clean and anti-foul – excellent time to view the vessel out of the water…please call Christian Pyke (+61 428 233 200) to book an inspection.
The FV Makybe BJ is a 34m Purse Seine Vessel with operating history in the Australian Southern Bluefin Tuna, Skipjack Tuna and Small-Pelagic Fisheries. The vessel is heavily constructed and presents in good condition with nil deficiences to the external hull and no evidence of deficiencies to frames and stringers. A recent Condition Survey Report notes good coatings of paint to all internal areas. The vessel has been well-maintained under current ownership.
The vessels machinery, refrigeration and fishing equipment is high-calibre and fit for purpose. Driven by a 1000 HP Cummins KTA 50 and fitted with a Triplex Net Handling and Hauling System, the fishing system is well-proven and efficient. The vessels electronics system compliments the package. The crew accommodation and facilities support extended voyages in offshore conditions.
A Condition Survey Report (Sept. 2022) is available upon request for serious enquiries. Please call Christian Pyke on (+61) 428 233 200 to discuss.
Vessel Information
| Material | Steel |
|---|---|
| Year Built | 2000 |
| Location Built | Broadwater Engineering |
| Rebuild (if applicable) | |
| Class / Survey | AMSA 3B (Crew of 12) / Next Shaft Survey Due in November 2025 |
| Gross Tonnage | |
| Displacement Tonnes | |
| Dimensions | 34.0m Length x 8.52m Beam x 5.0m Draft |
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Engine
| Main Engine | Cummins KTA50 (Engine fitted with oil centrifuge cleaning unit, heat exchanged and has hydraulic pump mounted fwd to operate stern thruster) |
|---|---|
| Horse Power | 1004 HP @ 1600 RPM |
| Engine Hours | 15,300 Hrs |
| Rebuild | |
| Fuel Capacity | 11 x Tanks |
| Freshwater Capacity | 2 x Tanks with high capacity desalinator |
| Gearbox | NEW INSTALLED FEB 2024 - ZF W7000 |
| Reduction Gear | 4.9 : 1 |
| Speed | |
| Bollard Pull | |
| Aux Engine/Generator | Aux. 1 - Cummins NTA855T (430 HP / 19,795 Hrs) with 300 KVA Mecc Alte Genset / Aux. 2 - Cummins QSM11 (470 HP / 330 Hrs) with 300 KVA Mecc Alte Genset (Genset installed new in 2020)/ Aux. 3 - Perkins 4cyl 3056 (160 HP / 6,850 Hrs) with 100 KVA Olympian Genset / Aux. 4 - Cummins NTA855T (470 HP / 3,987 Hrs) running triple mounted commercial hydraulic pumps for deck equipment / Aux. 5 - Fiat (270 HP / 647 Hrs) running single-drive hydraulic transmission for bow thruster |
| Thrusters | Bow & Stern Thrusters |
| Propulsion | Single-screw |
| Steering Gear | Power Hydraulic (Emergency Steering through hydraulic back-up) |
| Steering stations (number of) | 2 |
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Electronics
| Radar | Radar 1: Furuno RCU014 |
|---|---|
| Sonar | Furuno CH7 |
| Sounders | Furuno FCV 1100L |
| Radios | Multiple HF / VHF / Private |
| Plotters | Plotter 1: C - Plot |
| GPS | Furuno GP32 |
| Autopilot | Simrad AP35 |
| VMS | Yes - Operational |
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Equipment
| Unloading Crane/Boom (if applicable) | Palfinger Deck Crane |
|---|---|
| Deck Equipment | Vessel is a fully operational purse seine vessel with Triplex Net Hauling / Handling System, Twin waterfall winches, multiple deck service winches and Palfinger Deck Crane |
| Factory / Processing Plant (if applicable) | |
| RSW Plant | Dimensions of Brine Tanks TBC |
| Freezer Plant | 1 x Brine Tank currently operating as -18 degree holding room |
| Fish Hold | Vessel can carry a total of 180 - 200 Tonne of Small Pelagic Species - Sardines / Blue Mackerel / etc |
| Cooling System | Twin 6 cyl Carrier Compressors running RSW through Copper Nickel Chillers for Brine Tanks. Single Bitzer Compressor running the -18 Degree Holding room |
| Accomodation | Crew Quarters - 1 x 4 Berth Cabin / 1 x 3 Berth Cabin / 1 x 2 Berth Cabin / 1 x Single Berth Cabin. Wheelhouse Accomodation - 1 x 2 berth cabin with toilet and ensuite / Galley and Mess area fitted wth large walk-in fridge / freezer and large galley table to accomodate the crew / washing and drying facilities / crew toilet and shower with additional shower in crew quarters |
| Various | Auxiliary Engines 1 & 2 can be load shared for power or refrigeration purposes |
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