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Name

Vessel type

Builder

Owner

M/V Horizon

Dinner cruise vessel

Blount Industries

Pegasus Yacht Cruises

The 600-passenger dinner cruise vessel; M/V Hori- zon was delivered to Pegasus Yacht Cruises of New

York by Blount Industries on March 5.

Measuring 161 ft. (49 m), Horizon boasts a welded steel, single chine hull with three enclosed dining decks, with all superstructure above the second deck is 100 percent aluminum construction. New Jersey-based

Robinson Interiors designed Horizon with old world ambience in mind — its dining room features var- nished cherry wood paneling and trim.

The vessel is powered by two owner-supplied Detroit

Diesel 16V-92 engines, soft mounted for silent opera- tion with Lo-Rez vibration mounts and couplings.

Electric engine controls by Mathers provide throttle and gear control, while a Murphy alarm panel monitors the propulsion engines. Twin 200 kW Detroit Diesel 6V-92 generators supply electrical power for the ves- sel's services via a split bus switchboard. A dedicated

Detroit Diesel 4-71 engine provides power for a 125- hp, 22-in. diameter hydraulic bow thruster, while steer- ing is achieved by an Autonav Electro-hydraulic steer- ing package with duplicate hydraulic pumpsets.

Two Rheem 18 kW water heaters provide 240 gal- lons of hot water to all the heads, bars, galley and other onboard services. An 80-ton Dunham-Bush Chiller, with a 60 kW boiler, provides the vessel's HVAC sys- tem.

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Vessel Name

Type

Builder

Owner

Flying Cloud

High-speed catamaran ferry

Derecktor Shipyards

The Woods Hole & Martha's

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Delivered a week ahead of contract schedule, of Flying

Cloud, a new Derecktor 134 ft. (40.8 m) high-speed catamaran ferry built by Derecktor Shipyards in

Mamaroneck, N.Y. The Woods Hole, Martha's Vine- yard & Nantucket Steamship Authority provides year- round passenger and vehicle ferry service to the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Service is provid- ed from Woods Hole to Vineyard Haven, and Hyannis to Nantucket. Seasonal service is also provided from

Woods Hole to Oak Bluffs on Martha's Vineyard.

Flying Cloud's speed during sea trials was in excess of 39 knots. The boat showed great stability and ride comfort thanks to its dynamic ride control system.

Noise levels are contained on both passenger decks and on the bridge. The Steamship Author- ity plans to employ this vessel on the Hyannis

Port to Nantucket route. Its service speed of 36 knots will allow a crossing time of less than one hour, significantly less than the traditional design ferries, which take over two hours to cover the same distance.

The vessel is powered by Paxman 12VP185 diesel engines driving Kamewa 71SII water-jets that provide a service speed of 36 knots with a full load of 300 passengers. Passenger accom- modation is with aircraft quality seats on two decks with 171 passengers seated in a 3-3-3-3 arrangement on the main deck and 129 seated in a 4-4 configuration with a central lounge area on the upper deck. Exterior seating is also pro- vided on the upper deck to allow passengers the option of open-air travel. The boat has a large bar on the main deck, is ADA friendly and has a four-season HVAC system capable of removing moisture from the air and eliminating window fogging. The pilothouse has 360-degree vision and is equipped with the latest and most up-to- date navigational equipment, including a night vision system that allows seeing ahead of the boat in total darkness.

A particularly critical issue for the Woods

Hole Steam Ship Authority is the wake wash generated by the vessel when operating in the wash sensitive areas at either end of the route.

The extremely low wash characteristics of the vessel assure a particularly low environmental impact.

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Vessel Name Horizon's Edge

Type Dinner/casino

Builder Washburn & Doughty

Associates

Owner Casino Cruises

Washburn & Doughty Associates recently delivered its largest vessel to date - the 186 x 38 x 11 ft. (56.6 x 11.5 x 3.3 m) dinner/casino boat

Horizon's Edge. Bruce D. Washburn of Wash- burn & Doughty teamed up with John D.

Gilbert Associates Inc. to design the vessel, which is already in full and successful opera- tion.

Since ensuring the comfort of the 500 passen- gers on board was a main concern to both the builders and operators, Horizon's Edge was designed to handle offshore conditions with heavy gaming equipment on board.

The vessel, which has a cruising speed of 15 knots, is powered by two Caterpillar 3508B

DIT main engines, each rated 1,100 bhp at 1,800 rpm. An American Bow Thruster "Trac

Series" dual propeller 28-in. diameter unit, powered by a 200 hp variable frequency electric motor, enhances maneuverability.

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