St. Johns Bar Pilots’ new high-speed launch shall be powered by twin Cox diesel outboards giving it a high velocity of over 35 knots.
Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, Somerset, Mass., has booked an order from the Florida-based St. Johns Bar Pilots for a brand new high-speed launch. Based on the profitable 40-foot Resilient Class pilot boat launched in 2005.
Designed by Ray Hunt Design, the all-aluminum launch measures 35 ft general. It has a 13-foot beam, together with the froth collar, and a 3-foot draft. The deep-V hull includes a steep 24-degree dead-rise on the transom that will increase to a really fantastic entry ahead. A flat chine and a number of spray-rails present an environment friendly operating floor and deflect spray away from the collar to provide a dryer experience and cut back collar upkeep. The perimeter of the launch shall be fitted with a big foam-collar fendering system. A heavy-duty pipe guard shall be put in behind the engines.
The new St Johns Bar Pilots vessel is powered by twin Cox CXO300, 300 hp diesel outboards, every turning a 16-inch chrome steel propeller. Fuel capability is 300 gallons. A Zipwake interceptor trim-control system shall be put in on the transom. Top velocity will attain over 35 knots. A Northern Lights 5 kW generator will produce electrical energy.
The aluminum pilothouse on a flush deck shall be set aft of amidships, with 18-inch walk-around aspect decks. It options massive aspect home windows and forward-leaning entrance home windows for superior visibility. Boarding platforms shall be on the roof. Access to the pilothouse shall be by means of the aft hinged door.
The pilothouse could have 5 Llebroc Stalker XT seats – 4 pilot seats and one helm seat – and a management console with steering, electronics, engine controls and monitoring techniques. A door on the console will open to the forecastle, which is able to home a Raritan rest room, and storage space. The boat shall be geared up a 28-gallon holding tank. Two 12,000 Btu Dometic marine air conditioners will cool the pilothouse.
The launch is scheduled supply in mid-2024. It would be the St Johns Bar pilots’ fourth Gladding-Hearn pilot boat since 1962.
