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Vessel name Nina's Dandy

Type Dinner Cruise

Builder Freeport Shipbuilding

Owner Dandy /Cruises

A unique dinner cruise vessel, Nina's Dandy, was built for Dandy Cruises for service on the Potomac

River in the Washington, D.C. area. The vessel was designed by DeJong & Lebet Naval Architects, and was built by Freeport Shipbuilding, Freeport, Fla.

The 135 x 40-ft. (41.1 x 12.1m) vessel's low profile allows her to access the upper parts of the river, past several low bridges. Nina's Dandy has an air draft of only 16 ft. (4.8 m). It is USCG Certified under Sub- chapter K for 300 passengers and crew, and measures less than 100 gt.

The vessel's pilothouse is stepped above the main deck, and features a small private room below it, half in the hull, and half above the deck. The second deck is an open observation deck to view the many sights on the DC waterfront. The main deck features large win- dows to enjoy the views from the comfort of the fully air-conditioned dining room.

Nina's Dandy is powered by a pair of Cummins

NTA-855 diesel engines, 350 hp @ 1,800 rpm, with

Twin Disc MG-5111 gears, driving a pair of Rice five- bladed propellers. Electrical power is provided by a pair of Cummins 6BTA generators @ 95 kW. A 16 in.

American Bow Thruster, 80 hp, is electrically powered off a third genset. Controls and motors for the bowthruster were furnished by SCR Engineering.

The vessel carries 35 tons of air-conditioning by

Marine Air, as well as 6,000 gallons of water, 5,000 gallons of fuel, and 5,000 gallons of sewage.

Nina's Dandy is the fifth dinner cruise vessel designed by DeJong & Lebet delivered in the past year.

The firm currently has two other dinner vessels under construction, and two on the drawing boards.

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Vessel Name Maui Magic

Type All-aluminum catamaran

Builder Kvichak Marine Industries

Owner Maui Classic Charters Inc.

Kvichak Marine Industries has constructed and delivered Maui Magic, a 54-ft. (16.4 m) all-aluminum catamaran, to Maui Classic Charters (MCC) of Kihei,

Hawaii for operation out of Maalaea Harbor in Maui.

After donating the Lavengro, a 1926 schooner, to The

Northwest Schooner Society of Seattle, MCC decided to build a new vessel in order to maintain their fleet size. The company chose a catamaran design from

Morrelli & Melvin, of San Diego, Calif, and Kvichak

Marine as their builder. Maui Magic has a beam of 17 ft. (5.1 m), and is USCG approved for 71 passengers plus a crew of four. Powered by twin Cummins 6CTA diesel engines, driving 28-in. stainless steel propellers through ZF IRM 305A marine gears, Maui Magic will cruise at about 20 knots with a top speed of about 22 knots.

Maui Magic will travel to Molokini Crater and the rugged Maui coastline for snorkeling and sightseeing tours.

Additional Maui Magic features include: an upper deck with a passenger capacity of 18; swim platform; boarding ramp; 400 gallon fuel capacity; and two marine heads. Maui Magic is the second Morrelli &

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