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Began building boats in Dec. 1976 and have been in business continually since then. We have delivered 245 vessels ranging in size up to 180' in length, although Commercial Fishing vessels and Tugs have been our bread and butter, this is the second Lift boat we have built. We expect to deliver the vessel 1 to 2 months ahead of contract schedule.
Rodriguez Boat Builders Inc. • 145'long x 110' Wide x 11'8" deep hull. • Twin 1,000 h.p. main eng. • All Engines are Cummins -- ph 251-895-1589 "Larry Neff" • Twin 165 K.W. gen sets. • Twin 700 H.P. hyd. pump engines. • 1200 GPD water maker • 1-200 ton crane deck mounted. • 1-30 ton crane deck mounted. • 350 h.p. bow thruster • Accomodations for 42 men • Legs are 265' long 105" dia. • All hyds. by Hydroquip -- ph -- 504-415-4373 "Mell Victory"
Contact Joe Rodriguez @ 251-824-4067 for further info.
Steve Strader ---------------Yard Foreman
Clinton Skipper-------------Yard Foreman
Charles Rodriguez Jr. ---Engineering and technical dept. head.
Tu Bui -------------------------Welding Foreman
Henry Jones-----------------Plumbing Foreman
A.K. Suda---------------------Engineer of this boat
In addition we have a 180' x 36' Lloyds Classed Cargo Vessel under construction for Mr. Dean of Nassau Bahamas , along with a 90 ABS Load Line Ocean Going Tug for Mr. Huey Cheramie of La. and a conversion on a Scallop Vessel. “ I am very pleased with the quality and timely construction provided by Rodriguez, and I look forward to additional boats with them.” -- Mr. Chester Smith
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