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Daryl Jones at the launch of the David J.

The Z-drive tug David J meets the water for the ? rst time.

Handy Size, Ample Power, Ship Handler “Steady, smooth, powerful, IMO Tier II compliant, Cummins highly maneuverable,” these were KTA38-M2 mains each deliver- comments by mariners, who were ing 1200 hp at 1800 rpm through onboard for sea trials of Jones Ma- carbon-? ber shafts to a pair of rine Group’s new tractor tug David Rolls-Royce Marine US155 P14

J. The new boat was put through Z-drives, with ? xed props in noz- its paces in ? ne form. The boat zles. The soft mounted engines is an A.G. McIlwain-designed 53 and carbon-? ber shafts serve to by 26.5-ft. handy-sized tractor tug isolate vibrations and noise from with a hefty14-ft. molded depth. the tug’s hull.

The beam offers remarkable sta- The wheelhouse if isolated on bility while the length allows the soft mount pedestals to provide tug to work in tight spaces. improved crew comfort. The con-

Built by Sylte Marine of Maple trols are mounted on two consoles

Ridge for Jones Marine Group Ltd, port and starboard of the opera- of Chemainus, it is, as company tor’s central position. An angled president Daryl R. Jones explains, hatch set forward between the “A new breed for us, so we have pedestals provides access to the brought in Don Westmoreland, a large forecastle. The starboard retired captain who has operated console includes the winch con-

Z-drives in the port of Vancouver. trols so that the mate/deckhand, in

The well laid out bridge includes a forecastle access hatch.

He will be training my crew.” a two-person operation, can step

Jones has built a successful com- into the wheelhouse from the fore- pany with a ? eet of nine boats. deck and work the winch while in

Until now, all were conventional direct contact with the captain. An drives. One, the Helen J, has the additional set of controls is mount- same Cummins KTA38 engines as ed near the hawser winch that was the David J, but with an 850 HP supplied by Vancouver’s Burrard rating and conventional drives. It Iron Works. “I thought of putting is also a McIlwain/Sylte tug. The a towing winch on it as well,”

Jones ? rm handles all the ship said Jones, whose ? rm also tows docking for Chemainus, Crofton log booms, “But I decided that I and Nanaimo on Vancouver Is- didn’t want to put those Z-drives land. “The ships are getting big- anywhere near logs. So it will be ger,” explained Daryl Jones, add- a dedicated ship hander.” Like the ing that, “the pilots are accustom rest of the Jones Marine ? eet the to have Z-drives in Vancouver.” David J will operate as a two-per-

He expects that the new tug will son day boat. A pair of crew boats, be able to handle most ships, es- including a big RIB that cruises at pecially those with bow thrusters, 30 knots and can do 45 knots, pro- on its own. The compact tug packs vide quick crew changes when the

The David J’s twin 1200 HP Cummins KTA38 mains. signi? cant power with a pair of boats are working.

(All photos courtesy of Haig-Brown/Cummins, GA courtesy of A.G. McIlwain Ltd.) www.marinelink.com 115

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