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Outstanding
Passenger Vessels (continued)
SPIRIT OF BOSTON
Equipment List
Main engines (2) ... . . . . Caterpillar
Reduction gears .... Twin Disc
Propellers . . . . Columbian
Engine controls .... Mathers
Generator . . Detroit Diesel
Auxiliary engine .... . . . . Caterpillar
Bowthruster engine . . . . . . Caterpillar
Keel coolers . . Blount Marine
Steering system .... Wagner
Stuffing boxes . . Blount Marine
Main shaft bearings . . Rexnord
Stern bearings .... Cutless
Radar Furuno
VHF radiotelephones Raytheon
Depth sounder .... . . . Datamarine
Air horn . . . .Kahlenberg
Searchlight . ... ITT Jabsco
Commenting on the Spirit of Bos- ton, Luther H. Blount, president of Blount Marine, said, "She repre- sents the peak of design and con- struction of the last 40 years at
Blount Marine."
Mr. Blount said that the Spirit of Boston was similar in some re- spects to the Spirit of New York, a dinner/excursion boat delivered by
Blount Marine to Cruise Interna- tional in 1987. "She (the Spirit of
Boston) incorporates some changes by the owner and is actually a foot longer than the Spirit of New York, even though she is listed as 192 feet long," said Mr. Blount.
Other noticeable changes from earlier designs are the Boston's sleek megayacht profile and en- larged pilothouse. Additionally, the vessel's superstructure has been ex- tended on the aft part of the third deck to conceal her stacks.
The Spirit of Boston has an over- all length of 193 feet, beam of 36 feet, depth at amidships of 10 feet 5 inches, and full load draft of 7 feet.
Her propulsion machinery consists of two Caterpillar 3408 marine die- sel engines, Twin Disc MG-514 re- duction gears and a pair of 48-inch by 32-inch Columbian propellers.
SPIRIT OF PUGET SOUND
Dinner/Excursion Boat
Service Marine
Looking more like a sleek private yacht rather than an 800-passenger dinner/excursion boat, the 175-foot
Spirit of Puget Sound, designed and built by Service Marine Industries,
Inc., Morgan City, La., made her debut this past year to raves from customers who came to the water- front in Seattle.
The newest member of the Cruise
International fleet, the Spirit of Pu- get Sound began operations this past year from Pier 70 on Elliot Bay.
The vessel has an eye-catching me- gayacht appearance and striking window lines done in high gloss flag blue.
Each deck has a distinctive decor.
The first deck is done in black and mauve, the second in black, gray, and chrome. Vista windows near the large semi-circular bar on the sec- ond deck provide passengers with a panoramic view of the sights and scenery along the ship's course.
The boat was designed to have ceiling heights of eight feet and with widely spaced columns and over- sized windows, passengers will enjoy a feeling of complete freedom. The cabins are temperature controlled by 62 tons of Carrier air condition- ing, installed by Harris Refrigera- tion.
The two main Caterpillar 3408
TA engines, furnished by Carter
Machinery Company, each generate 443 hp at 1,800 rpm. Two 180-kw
Marathon Electric generators driv- en by a Caterpillar 3306 TA engine provide the vessel's electrical power.
Bird-Johnson furnished the two 52- by 46-inch Tomcat-style propellers.
The 150-hp bowthruster is a Schot- tel S-71-L driven by a Cummins 6BT5.9M with 210 hp at 2,600 rpm.
SPIRIT OF PUGET SOUND
Equipment List
Main engines (2) Caterpillar
Generators Marathon Electric
Generator engines Caterpillar
Engine controls MMC
Hydraulic steering control
Skipper Hydraulics
Propellers Bird-Johnson
Bowthruster Schottel
Bowthruster engine Cummins
VHF radio Furuno
Radar Furun
Loran Furun
Compass Ritchie
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