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The engineroom Solid anchor winch and drum For $3.2 million she is a lot of boat … built with a no-nonsense, brutally tough, functional attitude Shipco's future would probably have faltered if not for Tooks and shackles including the main electrical switchboards, the control and service cabinets and additional fuel and lube oil tanks. On looking at the electrical installation, designed and fitted by Marine and Industrial Electrics Ltd, once again the big ship look is present, along with functionality and robust service capability. Moving aft through another watertight door is the lazarette with the steering gear heads and extra hydraulics and pumps for the tow wire control pins and lug. As we moved around and looked at the aesthetics throughout this little ship, she is clearly a solidly built steel vessel designed to take the knocks and rigours of years of hard work in what is a very tough industry on small tugs. To protect the steel she has been coated throughout, topsides and underwater, using Altex Coatings' proven paint systems for workboats. The brief for Altex Coatings was to provide a good, reliable system able to stand up to the harsh environment she is working in for long periods. Utilising Carboline products, the PT May has a superior coating system to last her for many years. Carboline Carbomastic 615 was chosen as the epoxy high-build, as this coating exhibits outstanding moisture and surface tolerance during application, low temperature cure capability and very fast cure response for quick return to service as required to meet the building time schedule. Her underwater surfaces carry a coat of semi-hard Altex Sea Barrier 4000 as a first coat, along with two coats of the ablative Altex Sea Barrier 3000. Both products have IMO approval over the Carbomastic 615 high-build system. 36 NZ WORKBOAT REVIEW 2012 the dogged commitment of its principal directors, Pat Ganley and Kelvin Hardie. Both men are not getting any younger, so the challenge for the black boat industry and the Whangarei marine precinct will be how best to keep the momentum these two have managed to create in tough times. We were impressed with the PT May as we expect her to be the leading tug in her field for years to come. She is well built, is actually good-looking and punches well above her weight. She has excellent sea-keeping ability with no bad habits. For $3.2 million she is a lot of boat for a small working tug. She has been built with the no-nonsense, brutally tough, functional attitude to construction ShipCo has become recognised for. ■ Length overall (excluding fenders) Beam (moulded) Depth (moulded) Draft aft Engines Power Propellers Service speed (no load) Auxiliary power Winch drum diameter Capacity 15m 6.5m 2.75m 2.8m 2 x Cummins KTA-19-M3 2 x 447kW (640bhp) @ 1800rpm 2 x 4-blade manganese bronze 10.5 knots 1 x Cummins 6B-CP80DM/5 1x Cummins 6C-CP136DM/5 610mm 600m x 32mm diameter wire in 6 layers Fuel 21,000 litres Spare fuel oil Dirty lube oil Clean lube oil Fresh water Sewage Designer Builder Price as delivered 10,040 litres 2590 litres 1300 litres 3040 litres 2660 litres Shipco Shipco $3.2 million specifications