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March 2005 15 Gladding-Hearn Delivers Pilot Boat Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding delivered a new Chesapeake class pilot boat to the Delaware pilots. The shipyard's new class of pilot boats has also been built for the Virginia, Maryland, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, and Portland, Maine pilots. According to Winn Willard at C. Raymond Hunt Associates, the designer, the increasing popularity of the Chesapeake class results from some subtle changes to the firm's typical pilot boat design. The boat is six inches longer and wider on deck. There is also an additional six inches of freeboard. The new class is also suitable for a variety of engine options. Dubbed Brandywine, the all-aluminum vessel is named after the first pilot boat built for the Delaware pilots by Gladding-Hearn in 1957, meas- ures 52.5 ft. overall, with a 17-ft. beam and 4.8 ft. draft, and has a top speed of 26 knots. The new launch is powered by twin Daewoo V180TIM, 10- cylinder, diesel engines, each delivering 640 bhp at 2,100 rpm, with ZF 350A gears. The engines turn five-blade Hall & Stavert bronze propellers. The Delaware pilots chose an unpainted launch to reduce maintenance. The boat is equipped with heated glass in the windows, as well as heated handrails and decks to prevent ice build-up in the winter. It has wide side-decks, and side and rear doors. At the transom are throttle and steering con- trols, and a winch-operated U-frame over a recessed platform for pilot rescue operations. The heated wheelhouse and forecastle is outfitted with Stidd reclining seats, and bunks. Interior sound levels are 78 dba. Circle 26 on Reader Service Card Brandywine Main Particulars Vessel Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brandywine Hull Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Deep-V Owner . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pilots of the Bay and River Delaware, Lewes DE Builder . . . . . . . . . . .Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation Architect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C. Raymond Hunt Associates Vessel length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 ft. (16.2 m) Vessel beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 ft. (5.2 m) Vessel depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8.5 ft. (2.6 m) Vessel draft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.5 ft. (1.4 m) Main engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 x Daewoo Mek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .V180TIM, 18 liter, 10 cylinder engines Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .640 bhp at 2,100 rpm Engine supplier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carey's Diesel Gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ZF 350A Propellers . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hall and Stavert - 5 blade, NiBrAl, 30" Dia. Engine controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ZF/Mathers Micro Commander Radar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Furuno 7062 VHF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2x Standard Quantum GX2360S GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Northstar GP952 Depth sounder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Furuno FVC600L Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ritchie 4-in. Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .690 gal. Speed (loaded) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 knots Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stidd Sa ving the W or ld One Drop at a Time MariSan ® Ballast and Wastewater Treatment Systems MEP has implemented Best Practices Technology for ballast and wastewater treatment with a comprehensive global distribution and service network. It is MEP's mission to be the industry's leading innovator of technology that will spearhead the evolution of water treatment. Marine Environmental Partners, Inc. 3874 Fiscal Court, Suite 200 West Palm Beach, Florida 33404 • USA Ph: 561-842-9900 • Fax: 561-842-9922 Email: mepi@mepi.net • www.mepi.net Circle 244 on Reader Service Card Circle 260 on Reader Service Card MR MARCH 2005 #2 (9-16).qxd 3/1/2005 11:56 AM Page 7
