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Designed by C. Ray- mond Hunt Associates,

Gladding-Hearn’s 53.6’x17.10’ Chesa- peake-Class patrol boat has a top speed of 26 knots. The company delivered one of its new

Mark II vessels to Virgina

Pilot Association in May of this year. (Photo: Gladding-

Hearn Shipbuilding)

RIBS & PATROL CRAFT a soft, dry ride, steady tracking, maneu- gines, each delivering 1,400 hp at 1,800 ing front windows, is out? tted with six provides heating and air conditioning to verability, rugged construction, low up- rpm and connected to twin ZF-5000 Norsap shock-mitigating seats and has the wheelhouse and forecastle.

keep and reliability. gearboxes. The launch is propelled by a a small galley located behind the helm Outside of the wheelhouse, the roof,

In October this year, the Southwest pair of Hamilton HM651 water jets and station. An eight-camera LCD CCTV main deck, and all of the handrails are

Alaska Pilots Association took delivery reaches a top speed of 29 knots. In ad- system is installed in the wheelhouse, heated by a hydronic deck heating sys- of a new pilot boat from the company. dition, a Humphree interceptor system with four cameras mounted in the en- tem. The vessel is provided with a hand-

With an overall length of 75.7 ft., a beam with active ride control and automatic gine room, two cameras in the jet room held remote for use at port and starboard of 20.5 ft. and draft of 3.11 ft., the all- trim optimization is installed at the tran- and two on the aft deck. The forecastle hydraulic rescue davits.

aluminum Galveston Class pilot boat som and electricity is supplied from two includes two staterooms, head, shower, Earlier, in May of this year, Gladding- features the Ray Hunt-designed Deep V Northern lights 30 kW generators. dressing area and hanging lockers. Inte- Hearn delivered one of its new Chesa- hull. The boat is powered by twin Cum- The wheelhouse, ? ush-mounted to the rior sound levels at full power are under peake Class MKII launches to Virgina mins QSK38-M1, EPA Tier 3 diesel en- deck amidships, features forward-lean- 74 dBA. A multi-zone hydronic system Pilot Association, while in July the com-

The 22-ft., 250 hp Honda engine-powered Bullfrog 22, equipped with a 20-inch pitch SS propeller, will top out at over 50 mph. With the patented Bullfrog ? otation collar and a 24-degree aluminum hull, rough-water riding with this boat is surprisingly soft and dry. (Photo: Bullfrog Boats) www.marinelink.com 103

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