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Vessels

Blount Delivers 130-ft. CAT

The 442-passenger, fast catamaran

Atlanticat was delivered to it's hailing port of Portsmouth, NH. recently. The vessel, built for B.B.O., LLC will be operating as Acadian Whale Adventures out of Bar Harbor, Maine and used for off shore whale watching during the summer months and commuter service in Key West, Fla., during the winter.

The 7,200 hp aluminum catamaran is powered by four Cummins KTA-50 engines; ZF4600D gears with two

Cummins ONAN 95 kW generators supplying the ships service power. The iYHALF WATCH 2BB-9800 •t^etirrtMC'&W::-

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Atlanticat Main Particulars

Contracted by ... .Blount Barker Shipbuilding, LLC

Operator Acadian Whale Adventures

Designer Crowther Multihulls

Length 130.5 ft.

Beam 36 ft.

Depth 13 ft.

Draft 6 ft.

Speed 35 knots

Power 7,200 hp

Engines (4) Cummins

Type KTA-50

Power 1,800 hp @ 1,900 rpm

Gears ZF4600D

Jets Hamilton HM651

Ride control SeaState Flaps & "T" Foils

Generators (2) Cummins Onan 95kW

Interior/Exterior Seats/Tables: Beurteaux

Windows & Joiner Doors Windows West

Doors/Watertight Beclawa

Hatches Freeman Marine

Sewage & Potable Water . .Head Hunter/Ocean Link

Fire Suppression Metal Craft FM 200

Electrical Compass Marine

Hydraulics Moy Works

Audio/Visual Custom Electronics

Navigation Custom Navigation

Electrical Compass Marine

Interior Design Spear Green

Interior Bulkheads Ayers Honeycomb

Carpets Flotex

Heat & A/C Cruise Air (750,000 BTU)

Graphics Giordano Art

Window Installation Consumer Glass

Paint Supplier Surface Worx

Paint Contractor J. Goodison & Co., Inc.

Exterior Deck Line-X vessel is equipped with four Hamilton

Jets HM651 Series and SeaState Ride

Control enabling the vessel to sail heavy seas. Full load service maximum speed is 35 knots. The vessel was designed by

Crowther Multihulls of Australia and is the first large, high-speed catamaran built at the shipyard.

The modern upgraded interior features aircraft-style seating and a fully func- tional kiosk with a "wedding cake" mul- tiple-level bow designed especially for whale watching. The vessel is equipped with a 750,000 BTU HVAC system.

There is a surround sound theater sys- tem for each deck with large plasma- screen TV monitors connected to 13 cameras throughout the vessel and a satellite TV dish to monitor machinery, passengers and whale watching activity.

This equipment will facilitate the onboard naturalist with nature viewing to surrounding sights.

The vessel was signed for construction by Blount Barker Shipbuilding under a yard lease, which accomplished initial

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