Maritime Reporter, January 1991

<BODY> <div> GER VESSELS OF 1990 K.C. Stanley, co-operators of Riv- er City USA, opted for the "Love Boat" style for their new vessel and completed the interior with opulent appointed furnishings featuring ex- tensive woodworking. As stated by Captain Lynn, "This makes it truly unique for the inland waterways, and it was an excellent idea." AMERICA Equipment List Main engines (2) Cummins Reduction gears Tonanco Generators Lima Generator engine Cummins Propellers Bird-Johnson Air compressors Ingersoll Rand Engine monitoring equipment . . .Murphy Keel coolers Johnson Steering system Marine Builders Engine vibration isolation system Lo-Rez Depth finder Standard Searchlights Carlisle & Finch Airhorn Kahlenberg ANITA DEE II Dinner Boat Trinity Marine Aluminum Boats, Inc., Crown Point, La., a member of the Trinity Marine Group, has delivered the Anita Dee II, an elegant, all-alumi- num, 140-foot, 350-passenger din- ner yacht to Tee Dee Enterprises, Inc., Chicago, 111. Looking more like a stylish me- ayacht than a commercial charter oat, Anita Dee II is available for group charters, private parties, wed- ding receptions, corporate func- tions, and other events from her berth at the Navy Pier. Designed by Aluminum Boats, Inc., its parent company, the Trini- ty Marine Group, and yacht design consultant Alfred (Jay) Coyle Jr., Anita Dee II maximizes space on the two primary passenger decks by eliminating stanchions or sup- ports. The spacious main deck includes intimate and group seating, through-the-bulkhead bar, rest- rooms, large galley and owner's stateroom. Additionally, the main deck also includes a full walk-around and a covered aft deck with seat- ing and roll-up weather curtains. The second deck has seating for 152 diners, a large buffet and wait- er's station and additional rest- rooms. It also includes the pilot- house with port and starboard wing control stations, another double duty bar serving the diners inside and the covered aft deck outside, and stairs to the flybridge and main deck. Atop is the flybridge which in- cludes a lounge with seating for 62, an open dance floor and band stand, bar, and promenade area. A helipad is also on the flybridge along with a skylight to the dinner deck which doubles as a 16-foot long cocktail area. The Anita Dee II is 140 feet in length, has a 33-foot beam, and draft of less than 5 feet 6 inches. Her shallow draft allows her to operate in the Intracoastal Waterway, nor- mally inaccessible to vessels her size. A skegs protects her props and rudders. Built to U.S. Coast Guard stand- continued) Selectees, from top of page: Dinner boat Anita Dee, built by Trinity Marine; Dinner boat Spirit of Boston, from Blount Marine Corporation; cruise ship Crystal Harmony, built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries; excursion/dinner boat New Yorker, converted by Eastern Shipyards; and (above) dinner boat Spirit of Puget Sound, from Service Marine Industries. January, 1991 31 </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>