Caterpillar-Powered Trawler Completed By G&W Industries

The fishing trawler Andromeda was delivered recently by G&W Industries, Inc. of Cleveland. Designed by John W. Gilbert Associates of Boston and built for Busty and Peter Moceri of Gloucester, Mass., the vessel will be used for North Atlantic ground fishing.

Andromeda has an overall length of 96 feet, beam of 24 feet 9 inches, and depth of 12 feet 8 inches. The fish hold, which is lined with stainless steel, has a c a p a c i t y of 4,300 cubic feet.

Freshwater capacity is 3,200 gallons, and fuel oil 11,000 gallons.

The main engine is a Caterpillar model 398 rated 850 bhp at 1,225 rpm. The 55-kw generators are powered by Caterpillar 3304 diesels. Both were supplied by Ohio Machinery Company of Cleveland. The AITH hydraulic trawl winches have a drum capacity of 520 fathoms, and were supplied by Hathaway Machine of Fairhaven, Mass.

Included in the electronics (supplied by Graham Marine Electronics of Gloucester) are two Furuno radars—FR1011 and FR 701, one Furuno CC200 Loran C, one Northstar 6000 Loran C, two SI-TEX HE-353 depth finders, one Modus 24 SSB radio, and two Modar 55/75 VHF radios.

Other equipment includes three 3-inch Marlowe bilge, ballast, and wash-down pumps; Thermo-King fish hold freezer system; Foster galley refrigeration; Sperry autopilot; and Wagner hydraulic steering.

This vessel is the second delivered by G&W Industries for New England owners. The Cleveland yard has been serving Great Lakes marine operators as a voyage repair and conversion facility for more than 30 years.

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