Page 25: of Maritime Reporter Magazine (January 1995)

——I

BOATS AND BARGES

Gladding-Hearn Delivers Pilot

Boat To Biscayne Bay Pilots

Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding,

The Duclos Corp., delivered a new 52-ft. (16-m) all-aluminum pilot boat to Miami's Biscayne Bay Pilots

Assoc. Designed by Gladding-

Hearn and C. Raymond Hunt

Assoc., the vessel—dubbedVizcaya — joins three pilot boats operated by the Biscayne Bay pilots in the

Port of Miami, and, according to pilot Stephen Nadeau, the new boat will relieve the pressure on the association's existing vessels, and may eventually replace an older boat.

The new boat's hull design is based on the Delaware class de- sign, first built by Gladding-Hearn in 1978. The deep-V, hard-chine hull reportedly takes advantage of a high deadrise to provide a com- fortable, dry upwind ride.

Viztaya Particulars

Owner . Biscayne Bay Pilots Assoc.

Builder Gladding-Hearn Shipyard

Architect C. Raymond Hunt Assoc.

Length 52 ft. (16 m)

Beam 17 ft. (5.2 m)

Draft 4.5 ft. (1.4 m)

Speed 22 knots

Main engines Detroit Diesel

Gears

Gensets Onan

VHF Icom

Radar Furuno

Depth sounder... Datamarine

UHF Motorola

Engine controls..

Air conditioning Marine Air Systems

The Vizcaya, a 52-ft. (16-m) all-aluminum pilot boat built by Gladding-Hearn for the Biscayne Bay Pilots

Assoc., is powered by Detroit Diesel engines.

Powered by Detroit Diesel 8V- 92N engines driving four-blade, nickel/bronze propellers through

Twin Disc gears, the boat can reach speeds of 22 knots. The engines are each rated 364 bhp at 2,100 rpm.

With metal sheathed, acoustical insulation under the deck and against the engine room bulkheads, noise levels in the pilothouse are under 80 decibels, said shipyard of- ficials. Also, a sound-reducing air- intake system, heavy-duty sound- absorbing engine mounts and a hos- pital-grade muffler system help to further dampen sound. Onboard accommodations include furniture and cabinetry, air conditioning and seating for eight pilots in the pilot- house.

For more information on

Gladding-Hearn

Circle 1 on Reader Service Card

Joint Agreement Signed

To Run High-Speed Ferry

Service In Philippines

CTS-Parkview Holdings Ltd. signed a joint venture agreement with Aboitiz Transport System to run high-speed ferry service in the

Philippines.

The ferry route will provide a service between Batangas and

Calapan.

Initially, one vessel will run the route, with additonal ferries planned for production in 1995.

Catamarans for the route will ei- ther be chosen from the existing

CTS-Parkview Holdings fleet or will be purpose built for the joint venture company by the FBM ma- rine Group in the U.S.

Aboitiz Transport System is a part of the Aboitiz Group, an estab- lished company in the Philippines.

CTS-Parkview Holdings Ltd. is a joint venture company founded in 1993 with its shareholders being

China Travel Service, HK Ltd. and the Hong Kong Parkview Group

Ltd. It operates the fast ferry "Turbo

Cat" passenger service.

Gladding-Hearn To Deliver

Pilot Boat This Month

Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding will deliver a 45-ft. (13.7-m) pilot boat to the Virgin Island Port Au- thority in St. Thomas, almost 25 years after the organization bought its first pilot boat from the marine manufacturer. Dubbed the Win- ston L. Parris, the new boat is nearly identical to its sister, except that it is all-aluminum construction, ver-

January, 1995 sus the steel construction of the former boat. "The pilots wanted a medium- speed, aluminum boat that's as com- fortable as their older one, but with- out the high maintenance of a steel boat," saidPeter Duclos, Gladding-

Hearn's vice president of engineer- ing. "The new boat will be heavily built to displace 38,000 pounds with- out internal ballast."

Designed by Gladding-Hearn, the boat sports a modified V hull and is powered by a pair of Detroit Diesel 6-7 IN engines (each rated for 230 bhp at 2,100 rpm) through Twin

Disc gears driving a Hall & Stavert propeller, enabling the boat to reach speeds to 16 knots.

Onboard accommodations include furniture and cabinetry, air condi- tioning and seating for four pilots in the pilot house.

For more information on

Gladding-Hearn

Circle 1 on Reader Service Card

Winston L. Parris Particulars

Owner Virgin Island Port Authority

Length 45 ft. (13.7 m)

Beam 13.3 ft. (4 m)

Depth 6.5 ft. (2 m)

Main engines Detroit Diesel

Gears Twin Disc

Propellers Hall & Stavert

Gensets Onan

Autopilot Hynautic

VHF Horizons

Depth sounder Furuno

Compass Ritchie 26A make sure you have the current facts... in your hands every 10 days with

THEMarine

Newsletter

Edited for Marine

Industry decision-makers like yourself... and packed with the kind of "Need To Know" information that you rely on to make critical business decisions... Every 10 days you'll receive your personal First

Class copy of The Marine Newsletter... Order yours today!

SPECIAL CHARTER SUBSCRIPTION OFFER 20% DISCOUNT — SAVE $59!

For FAST service, FAX your order to (212) 677-8843

Or mail your check for $236 to: MARITIME REPORTER 118 East 25th Street, New York, NY 10010 USA

Enter my subscription to The Marine Newsletter.

I'll receive a Full Year— 36 news-packed issues at the special introductory rate of $236. " my company.

Yes! • Enclosed is payment of $236. • Bill • Bill

Name_

Company _

Address _

City _ State_ _ Zip_

Country _

Signature _