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Blount Marine Launches Excursion Boat Spirit of Boston Warren, Rhode Island-based shipbuilder Blount Marine Corpo- ration recently launched and chris- tened the latest addition to the growing Cruise International fleet, the dinner/excursion boat M/V Spirit of Boston. The Spirit was the first boat launched from Blount Marine's new shipway. The 600-passenger Spirit of Boston slides down Blount Marine's new ways. Being constructed for Holiday Cruise II, a subsidiary of Cruise International headquartered in Norfolk, Va., the 600-passenger Spirit of Boston, which will operate in Boston Harbor, was called "the finest (one) of its kind," by owner Richard D. O'Leary, president of Cruise International. Commenting on the Spirit of Bos- ton, Luther H. Blount, president of Blount Marine, said, "She repre- sents the peak of design and con- struction of the last 40 years at Blount Marine. I am very proud of the workers of Blount Marine who have done a terrific job preparing the Spirit of Boston for her sched- uled delivery on May 1." Mr. Blount said that the Spirit of Boston was similar in some re- spects to the Spirit of New York, a dinner/excursion boat delivered by Blount Marine to Cruise Interna- tional in 1987. "She (the Spirit of Boston) incorporates some changes by the owner and is actually a foot longer than the Spirit of New York, even though she is listed as 192 feet long," said Mr. Blount. Other noticeable changes from earlier designs are the Boston's sleek megayacht profile and en- larged pilothouse. Additionally, the vessel's superstructure has been ex- tended on the aft part of the third deck to conceal her stacks. Besides Mr. Blount and Mr. O'Leary, other dignitaries on hand included: Anne Lawler, the ship's sponsor; her husband, Beverly Lawler, chairman of the board, Lawler, Ballard Advertising, and a member of the board of directors of Cruise International; Marcia L. Blount, executive vice president of Blount Marine; Ronald Baer, shipyard manager; D.M. Sennott, representative of Senator Chaffee; Ken Willette, representative of Governor Edward DiPrete of Rhode Island; and representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office in Providence—Capt. Eric J. Williams III, Captain jaf SPIRIT OF BOSTON Equipment List Main engines (2) Caterpillar Reduction gears Twin Disc Propellers Columbian Engine controls Mathers Generator Detroit Diesel Auxiliary engine Caterpillar Bowthruster engine Caterpilla Keel coolers Blount Marine Steering system Wagner Stuffing boxes Blount Marine Main shaft bearings Rexnord Stern bearings Cutlass Freshwater pressure system . . . Peabody-Barnes Sanitary system Peabody-Barnes Bilge pump JABSCO Fire pump Gorman-Rupp Washdown pump Gorman-Rupp Radar Furuno VHF radiotelephones Raytheon Depth sounder Datamarine Compass Dirigo Air horn Kahlenberg Searchlight ITT JABSCO A/C & heating Dunham-Bush Ship's sponsor Mrs. Anne Lawler christens the Spirit of Boston for Cruise International, Inc., Norfolk, Va., at recent ceremonies at Blount Marine Corporation in Warren, R.I. Her hus- band, Beverly (pictured center), a member of the board of directors of Cruise International, and CI president Richard D. O'Leary, were also in attendance. May, 1990 Part of the large number of spectators that were on hand for the Spirit of Boston's chris- tening. Note the vessel's sleek megayacht profile. the Port; Comdr. L.A. Doyle, exec- utive officer; Lt. Comdr. T. Moniz, Chief of Inspection; CW03 T. Blair, Marine Inspection; and CW02 S. Hall, Marine Inspection. Pastor Bertrand L. Theroux gave the ship's blessing. The Spirit of Boston has an over- all length of 193 feet, beam of 36 feet, depth at amidships of 10 feet 5 inches, and full load draft of 7 feet. Her propulsion machinery consists of two Caterpillar 3408 marine die- sel engines, Twin Disc MG-514 re- duction gears and a pair of 48-inch by 32-inch Columbian propellers. Upon her delivery in May, the Spirit of Boston will join six other ships built by Blount Marine for Cruise International. The ships are based in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Washington, and New Jersey. For free literature detailing the building facilities and services of Blount Marine, Circle 91 on Reader Service Card Shipshape in 15 seconds. Hellan fluid strainers are designed for easy cleaning —you simply ro- 11 tate the strainer element against ^ the built-in scraper bar. £ 15 seconds. That's how /jO long it takes to clean the Hel- (ICS Ian fluid strainer. 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