fleet vessel specs

R/V FLEET VESSEL SPECIFICATIONS:

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R/V QUEST

• Length 43’, Beam 16’, Draft 4’6”
• Cruising speed 9 Knots
• Propulsion, 200 HP, 6/71 Detroit Diesel
• Range 500 miles
• Clear Deck Space 265 Square Feet 14’ X 19’, with bolt in hard points.
• Dry Lab Space, 126 Square Feet, 9’ X 14’
• 6’ Wide Removable Bulwark in transom for instrument and diver deployment.
• 6 Bunks
• Electrical system:
  • 110 volt AC via 5.5KW electronically controlled Westerbeke diesel generator.
  • 110 volt AC via 3KW pure sine wave inverter.
  • Both generator and inverter can run simultaneously, providing 8KW of power.
  • 12 volt DC via batteries.
• Hydraulic System: 24 GPM, 2,500 PSI, quick disconnect ports on work deck for winches and equipment.
• 18’ Mast with crows nest.
• 14’ Cargo boom, 1200 lb capacity.
• A-Frame: Sonar / Instrumentation A-Frame 2000lb capacity, 12’ over deck clearance, 10’ outboard reach, 8’ inboard reach, aluminum construction.
• Winches:
  • Primary Work Winch: Gearmatic GH7, 485’ 3/8” trawl wire, 5000lb line pull.
  • Bathythermograph Winch: Wallace IZ4, 1200’ 1/8” BT wire, 600lb line pull.
  • Sonar winch: InterOcean Systems, side scan winch, 2000’ 3/8” EM wire.
• Instrumentation Mounts:
  • Bow Mount: fixed 3” aluminum pipe, flange depth 1 meter below water surface.
  • Side mount: Stainless steel Articulating 3 axis turret mount, Accepts variable depth 3” aluminum flanged pipe 3 meters long .
  • 3-meter long aluminum low resonance spar instrument Probe.
• Instrumentation Mount Offsets:
  • Bow mount: 15' 2" Forward, 4' 6" to port of DGPS antenna, 14" to starboard of centerline.
  • Starboard side mount: 16' Aft, 2' 6" outboard to starboard of DGPS antenna, 7' 6" to starboard of centerline.
  • Center block on A-Frame at the aft edge of platform.
    28' Aft, 5' 6" to port of DGPS antenna, block on centerline.
• Capstan’s:
  • Bow Capstan, hydraulic 70 FPM, 1000lb line pull.
  • Stern Capstan, Geared manual, 40 FPM, 1000lb line pull.
• Counter balanced tow block, 12” dia sheave.
• Four point anchor system.
• Navigation Electronics:
  • 32-Mile Furuno 1832 Radar.
  • Northstar 941 XD Differential GPS receiver.
  • Furuno LC90 Loran C receiver.
  • Furuno FCV 582, 50/200 KHZ video echo sounder.
  • Furuno M1500 Single Side Band radio.
  • Furuno FA511 autopilot.
  • 2 Standard Horizon VHF radios.
  • Noland Engineering Opto Isolated serial multiplexer, interfacing.
  • GPS, echo sounder and radar data, exportable via multiple serial connections.
  • Electronic Charting, Nobeltec with NOAA BSB charts.
• Safety Equipment:
  • Viking 6 man SOLAS A life raft.
  • ACR 406mhz Category 1 EPIRB
  • SOLAS flares
  • Lifejackets & Survival suits.

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INFLATABLE TENDER

• 14’ Zodiac Mark 11
• 30 Hp Johnson outboard motor.
• Hand held VHF radio.
• Top Speed, 40 kts
• Capacity 4 persons plus equipment.

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BOSTON WHALER

• 25’ Boston Whaler cabin dive recon boat
• 2, 200 Hp Mercury Outboard Motors.
• Top Speed, 40 knots.
• Furuno Radar, Raytheon video echo sounder, 2 Standard horizon VHF radios.

 

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