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RIBS & PATROL CRAFT

Rosborough Boats’ Rough Water Combatant: Chosen by the Royal Canadian

Navy for patrol and search-and-rescue work. (Photo: Rosborough Boats)

RIB for tow and commercial diving cess of 55 mph, ful? lling its mission as a speeds of more than 50 mph. With the Gladding-Hearn: New pilot operations from RIBCRAFT USA fast-response boat. The RIBCRAFT 7.8 patented Bullfrog ? otation collar and a boat deliveries

RIBCRAFT USA recently delivered a provides a stable, dry ride, even in the 24 degree aluminum hull, this patrol/res- Starting with Brandywine, built for the specialized RIBCRAFT 7.8 to be used roughest offshore conditions. With high- cue/workboat vessel can achieve a very Pilots of the Bay and River Delaware in for tow operations and commercial dive ly a durable construction and stable and soft and dry rough ride and is available 1957, Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding has applications on the Gulf Coast. Origi- reliable performance, the RIBCRAFT as a basic package or with a number of built more than 80 pilot boats operating nally designed for tactical operations 7.8 is a typical RIBCRAFT RIB provid- optional extras added. in the US and the Caribbean. These in- and patrol, the RIBCRAFT 7.8, with its ing a high-performance platform for mil- Bullfrog Boats also has on offer its clude almost 20 of the company’s Chesa- long steep bow sheer and deep V hull, itary agencies, commercial diving, tour Bullfrog 17 boat. With the simple addi- peake Class vessels, including its latest is designed to offers the best possible operators, and for private industry uses. tion of a tow post for oil boom deploy- launch, the Chesapeake Class Mark II. rough-water performance and safety. ment, the vessel, powered by a 90 hp The shipyard’s association with design- www.ribcraftusa.com

This purpose-built 25-foot RIB features Honda engine and with a lift harness in ers C.Raymond Hunt Associates led to an all-aluminum T-Top, antenna arch Bullfrog Boats debuts place, has become the standard workboat the introduction of the ? rst deep-V pi- with dive ladder and life ring bracket, Bullfrog 22 patrol boat for Harvey Marine and its ? eet of ATBs. lot boat hull, cutting commuting times reinforced fore and aft tow posts, and a Bullfrog Boats newest launch is its In addition, three Bullfrog 17s are work- by half and permitting safe boarding a complete electronics package with dual 22 foot x 8 foot 6 inches Bullfrog 22. ing for the US Army Core in the Marshal higher speeds. Gladding-Hearn’s all-alu-

Garmin GPS displays, radar, and VHF. Powered by a 250hp Honda engine and Islands and Foss Maritime employs six minum pilot boats, which range from 40-

Powered by twin 150 hp Yamaha out- equipped with a 20-inch pitch stainless of these vessels. foot launches to 75-foot station vessels, boards, this boat will reach speeds in ex- steel propeller, the boat can achieve are characterized, the company said, by www.bullfrogboats.com 102 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • NOVEMBER 2018

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