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New & Notable 44 ft. (13.4 m) and a draft of 9 ft. (2.7 m). Power will be provided by two 680- bhp main engines providing a cruising speed of 12 knots; auxiliary power will come from a pair of 225 kW gensets, along with a 115 kW harbor generator and a 125 kW emergency generator. The vessel will be able to hold 26,400 gal- lons of fuel oil and 42,200 gallons of potable water.
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Blount-Barker Delivers New
Vessel to Fire Island Ferry
Measuring 85 ft. (25.9 m), Fire Island
Flyer, which was designed and built by
Blount-Barker Shipbuilding was deliv-
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L.I. on June 18. The 400-passenger, all- aluminum commuter boat will operate on the Great South Bay at 26.5 knots.
Based on the original design of the
Firebird, which was constructed for
West Ferry in 1984, this will be the sev- enth Blount vessel to be operated at its
Long Island terminal in Bay Shore.
Certified under U.S. Coast Guard, subchapter K Rules and Regulations, the triple screw vessel is powered by 3-
GM 8V2000 DDEC Series diesel engines, with an output of 645 hp each.
The main engines drive three alterna- tors, handling all electrical power required for the vessel.
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Main Particulars - Fire Island Flyer
Length, (o.a.) 85 ft. (25.9 m)
Beam 21 ft. (6.2 m)
Draft 5 ft. (1.5 m)
Main engines 3 x Detroit Diesel DDC/MTU 8V-2000
Gearboxes x Twin Disc
Steering Blount/Barker
Shaft muff coupling Kahlenberg
Shafting Aquamet
Propellers Rolls-Royce
Speed 26.5 knots
Radar Furuno
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Depth sounder Datamarine
Bilge pump Jabsco
Fire pump Gorman Rupp
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Bollinger Delivers 145-ft.
Supply/Utility Boat To Bordelon
Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport. La., has delivered the 145-ft. (44.1 m) sup- ply/utility boat Wes Bordelon to Borde- lon Marine - the first of three nearly identical supply/utility vessels under construction at Bollinger for Bordelon.
Like others named after Bordelon family members, Wes Bordelon mea- sures 145 ft. (44.1 m) with a 36-ft. (10.9 m) beam and a draft of 11.5 ft. (3.5 m).
The vessel is powered by two Cummins
KTA-38MO diesel engines rated at 750 bhp at 1,600 rpm, driving Bollinger 72 x 57-in., four-blade propellers through
Twin Disc reverse/reduction gears with a ratio of 4.96:1. Hydraulic steering is installed at two pilothouse stations and a 272 hp Schottel, STT-110 bowthruster aids steering.
The Cummins engines feature a "package" that meets new IMO (Inter- national Maritime Organization) emis- sion standards with direct drive liquid mud pumps off of the main engines thereby eliminating belt systems. The
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