The fleet just prior to export
The lazarette waterproof deck hatch
effort to paint these vessels speaks heaps of company pride.
They have a well proportioned and purposeful looking profile,
painted in International���s paint system, using type 990 in
matching fleet colours with Akzo Nobel Tri-lux antifoul paint
system below the surface. The painters have ensured that there
is a good finish with a high level of attention to detail, matching
the other vessels in their fleet.
During our sea trials we found onboard noise was very tolerable
with minimum vibration in the vessel. The manoeuvrability
of the Hamilton-powered jetboat was excellent, as was to be
expected, and once clear of the marina and speed restrictions, we
quickly lifted to a respectable service speed in typical Auckland
sou-westerlies of 20 to 25 knots.
The deckhouse was comfy and cool and there is minimal noise
with the door closed. The main helm station was well laid out with
good side, and ahead vision. The port quarter blind spot behind the
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galley where the heads and the ladder to the fly bridge are, was
not obtrusive. From the helm, there was still a clear view aft for
when towing. The extensive electronic suite consists of the Furuno
NavNet system, with Radar, GPS, chart plotter, sounder, VHF and
AIS plus full engine electronic instrumentation and diagnostics
displays, with all controls and switch panels easily at hand.
Dropping down into the hull, accommodation is pretty
utilitarian in its unlined state and facilitates the transmission of
sea slap and water action noises into the boat. A heavy curtain at
the companionway softens this noise in the deckhouse, suggesting
that once this area is lined with frontrunner or similar, it will be
a different space below. Up top the two conning positions allow
for full flexibility and handling for when berthing in close, or
when deck loading at sea.
At service speed, the cat design quickly proved its seakeeping
capabilities and that it is a relatively dry boat, punching the green
spray away and down, leaving only the light, white stuff to be
carried in the breeze. At this speed, by the time any spray thought
about landing on the deck the boat was gone. Even if it did, these
vessels have been designed with an open transom to make working
on the deck easy and for free-flowing, total draining.
S P E C I F I C AT I O N S
LOA
Hull beam WL
Beam
Draught
Displacement
Water
Fuel
Power
Genset
15.23m prop boat and 16.24m jet boat
1.70m
5.58m (Not including rub rails and beltings)
1.25m prop boat and 0.64m jet boat
19,000kg
300lts
3,320lts
Twin Caterpillar C12 ��� 540hp prop boat
Twin Caterpillar C12 ��� 707hp Hamilton HJ 364
Caterpillar C1,5 ��� 11 kW
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Rudder Bearings & Seals.
VIP.S85
��� Custom made polyethylene f l t k
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fuel tanks
& polypropylene water & waste tanks
all made with baf���es
��� They are built to CE ISO 21487
��� NZ Patent No: 314835 ��� US Patent No: 12/194.337
2/194.337
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