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New & Notable Gladding-Hearn Delivers Cape Fear Pilot Boat Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, The Duclos Corporation has delivered a new pilot boat, Cape Fear Pilot II, to the Wilmington-Cape Fear Pilots Associa- tion. The new launch, which shuttles pilots nine miles from Southport, N.C. to ships entering the Cape Fear River en route to the port of Wilmington, works alongside another pilot boat built by the Somerset, Mass. yard in 1974. Measuring 52 ft. (15.8 m), the all-alu- minum boat was designed by C. Ray- mond Hunt Associates of Boston and Gladding Hearn. It has a 17 ft. (5.1 m) beam and draws 5 ft. (1.5 m). The vessel is powered by twin Caterpillar diesel engines, each rated for 480 bhp at 2,100 rpm for a top speed of 24 knots. The engines turn the five-blade Hall & Stavaert bronze propellers via Twin Disc reverse/reduction gears. The 10 kW •onffiMj Northern Lights genset, is cooled by a split-pipe keel cooler to prevent marine growth from fouling the heat exchanger. Fiberglass/lead acoustical insulation is installed overhead, under the deck and against the engine-room bulkheads - reducing onboard noise to less than 80 Dba at cruising speed. According to its designer, Cape Fear Pilot II incorporates recent subtle changes and improvements to Ray Hunt's deep-V hull design as it was first adapted for pilot service in 1978. Circle 34 on Reader Service Card www.maritimereporterinfo.com Main Particulars - Cape Fear Pilot II Main engines Caterpillar Gear Twin Disc Propellers Hall and Stavaert Engine controls Morse MT Twin Gensets Northern Lights Radar Furuno VHF Icom GPS Northstar Depth sounder DataMarine Compass Ritchi Speed 24 knots Ruston Engines Power New South African Tugs Ruston engines have been selected to power two new tugs, Enseleni and Palmiet, which are part of the Portnet fleet. Each tug is pow- ered by twin Rus- ton 6RK270 engines rated at 1,900 kWb at 1,000 rpm, pro- ducing a bollard pull of 50 tons and a free running speed of 12 knots. Measuring 98 ft. (30 m), the omnidirectional tugs, which were designed by Mctay Marine of Liverpool, U.K. and built by Safbuild of South Africa, boast Voith Schneider propul- sion units. The vessels are currently run- ning in and around Durban Harbor and Richards Bay, South Africa, the latter port serving approximately 1,700 com- mercial ocean going vessels with more than 3,500 shipping movements. Subsequently, Ruston has received an additional order to supply two more 6RK270 marine propulsion engines for a third Portnet tug, which will also be built by Safbuild. Circle 11 on Reader Service Card www.maritimereporterinfo.com Circle 299 on Reader Service Card www.maritimereporterinfo.com 18 www.maritimereporterinfo.com Two new Portnet tugs Enseleni and Palmiet each powered by two Ruston 6RK270 engines. Maritime Reporter & Engineering News Willard Marine, Inc 1250 N. Grove Street, Anaheim, CA 92806 • 714-666-2150 • Fax 714-632-8136 Web site: willardmarine.com • E-mail: webmaster@willardmarine.com Founded 1957 PROPRIETARY DESIGNS & SPECIAL PROJECTS COMMERCIAL • Revenue producing vessels for the Tourist Trade 1. Nautilus Class 65' x 49 Passenger Semi-Submersible Viewing Vessel 2. SeaView 49' x 49 Passenger Viewing Vessel 3. Aquabus 40' x 49 Passenger Water Taxi 4. Septar 56717m Remote Controlled Target Simulator (GSA*) 5. Kingston 32' Patrol RIB (GSA*) 6. Personnel Boat 40713m (GSA*) 7. Sea Force 2477m U.S. Navy (GSA*) 8. Sea Force 36711m Patrol/Utility RIB (GSA*) 9. Sea Force U.S.C.G. SOLAS Approved RIBs (GSA*) Willard Marine Contract GS-07F- 0123H
