Small fishing boat/ tourist sightseeing/fishing etc.

[condor]

I'm looking to move down South, Hayling Island area and want to buy ( after the house) a small fishing boat that would be suitable for taking tourists on small trips, either fishing or sightseeing. I'm currently unemployed, so this would be the way I hoped to finance living costs. Selling the fish I caught would be another option
The more 2nd hand the better, am happy to do it up - just want something seaworthy and cheap and cheerful.
Any ideas as the best way to start costing this or making it a viable future?

[condor]

Thanks paintman for the info
Obviously a lot more to it than I thought, perhaps it will just be me catching a few fish off the side for dinner.
...or becoming more sports minded and having a speed boat to take water skiers, divers. There's a lot to consider.

[condor]

Does seem like there's a lot of red tape involved. Pity because I've plenty of boat type experience, from sailing yachts, racing dinghies, powerboats, canal boats etc. It's a large part of the attraction of moving down there.
My parents live in Torquay which has quite a few fishing trips for the tourists - also quite a few sightseeing round the bay type ones, which is where I got my idea from.

[condor]

I was struggling to get the previous link you posted...thought it was the network/ my comp.

[condor]

I got 56% which was worse than I was expecting to get. A useful indicator that I need to brush up on the rules

[condor]

I didn't get that right either, but then I've only floated dinghies off a trailer with another person. We'd both walk the trailer down the slipway till the boat floated, one would hold onto the boat whilst the other removed the trailer back up the slipway to it's parking slot.
I didn't realise lifejackets needed to be serviced every year either...there's a lot that changed legal wise over the years, wouldn't take too long to catch up on the recent legislation. I already learnt a lot just by taking that quiz

[condor]

Was in Torquay earlier this week and there seemed to be quite a few second-hand boats up for sale. Is this the norm countrywide?
ie bit like houses ( Spring time good time to sell)