Custom craft, high speed or
displacement,custom built to
your specification
The helm station – note
one wheel down and one stowed
LOA
Beam
Draft
Displacement
Power
Speed
Designer
Builder
5.88m
2.06
.160mm
0.8 tonnes
Twin 50hp marine outboard engines
20 knots
Scott Robson
Commando Boats
VIP.WB13
8a Neilpark Drive, Ea st Tamaki
Ph 09 274 5586, Fax 09 274 8248
Email info@metaldesigns.co.nz
www.metaldesigns.co.nz
MARINE CRANES
& Truck Loader Cranes,
for all applications
VIPS78
spec's
Designer Scott Robson came up with a unique
rocker hull form under a barge-like vessel, along with
a retractable draw bar and wheels. Built by Bruce de
Baugh and Commando Boats, the barge is powered by
twin 50hp outboards. It is designed to retain a good sea
keeping quality and arrive at a beach or island, unload a
quad bike, deploy the wheels and draw bar, hook on, and
then tow the barge along with its remaining cargo up the
beach to a safe place out of harm's way above the high
tide line. Bruce said the cut profiles provided by Scott
were so true that the bits all went together like a jigsaw
with no additional cutting or grinding.
The hull is positive buoyant with the outer two
longitudinal voids being foam filled. The main central
part of the hull is a single void fitted with both auto
and manual bilge pumps and alarms. Constructed in
marine grade 5083 alloy, the hull form rises to a hard
chine, at which stage the design changes to a flat barge
arrangement. It has 10mm stringers, 8mm doublers in
the forward section of the hulls grounding area, and the
reinforced bottom at 6mm. There is a 6mm deck tread,
4mm sides and 6mm transom and reinforced ramp.
Due for delivery as we go to print, this vessel had yet
to be fitted out with outboard motors, radio and the like
for ranger service.
Purpose-built for a multi purpose ranger assist service
role, this vessel is going to be a great little workhorse for
park rangers whose varied roles demand a lot of their
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vessel.
Custom marinised to suit New Zealand conditions.
Spare parts for all cranes.
ALLCRANE Sales & Services Ltd
Auckland,NZ ph:0800 ALLCRANE (0800 255 27263)
sales@allcrane.co.nz - www.allcrane.co.nz
NZ WORKBOAT REVIEW 2013
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