Two Mitchell 31s up for auction by Hampshire Constabulary

[Jcorstorphine]

Online Sale Of 2 Mitchell 31 MKIII Vessels, On Behalf Of
The Hampshire Constabulary, Auction closes 27th September at 3pm

Nice looking boats but need some alteration to wheelhouse to make more seating area.

Sitting at just over £5,000 each this morning.

 

[benjenbav]

Yup, by the time you'd ripped out the whole insides and re-engined, throw in a quick buff and scrape and you wouldn't be above £50k tops.

 

[LittleShip]

Link required

Tom.

 

[benjenbav]

Link required

Tom.

Your wish, sir, is my command:

http://www.brightwellslive.com/ids/lot_list_test.asp?saleid=1442&siteid=1&pageno=1

You'd need to replace the bogs. 30 years of hairy-arsed coppers is going to take its toll.

 

[Jcorstorphine]

Link required

Tom.

Sorry, forgot to add it. This age thing is beging to take it toll !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

Yup, by the time you'd ripped out the whole insides and re-engined, throw in a quick buff and scrape and you wouldn't be above £50k tops.

How do you know the engines are knackered?

 

[benjenbav]

How do you know the engines are knackered?

It was just uninformed speculation, intended to be taken with a pinch of salt. They may be mint for all I know.

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

It was just uninformed speculation, intended to be taken with a pinch of salt. They may be mint for all I know.

Ah, you mean you just wanted to discourage other bidders

 

[benjenbav]

Bother, you may just have foiled my cunning plan

 

[volvopaul]

I'd say the engines will be good , they were pro maintained and obviously had to be reliable . Quite fancy one myself .

 

[Tender_aft]

£25k each, if I wasn't busy searching for the 'big' boat and reserving all funds for that, I would love to have one of those (at that price).

If anybody here got one of them, congratulations.

 

[longjohnsilver]

£25k each, if I wasn't busy searching for the 'big' boat and reserving all funds for that, I would love to have one of those (at that price).

If anybody here got one of them, congratulations.

Ah but there's 20% VAT + 15% + VAT buyers premium so not quite such a bargain.

 

[Tender_aft]

Ah but there's 20% VAT + 15% + VAT buyers premium so not quite such a bargain.

£34.5k so how much would you say they are worth then? (assuming the hull is OK and the engines are sound)

 

[longjohnsilver]

£34.5k so how much would you say they are worth then? (assuming the hull is OK and the engines are sound)

Well who knows. All depends on condition etc so could still be a bargain. But so easy to miss the extra £9.5K. A decent Mk111 seems to go for £40-50K

 

[oldgit]

and if your not local,there will be crane on/off and transport back home,plus a week ashore to A/F and check everything over,cos surely your not just going to dump it back in the oggin.........are you ?

 

[pampas]

Nice of them to include the rudders.