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A privately owned USCG AUXILIARY facility platform with twin-diesel Yanmars (230 HP/4LH-STE fuel injected-turbo-charged) sets this vessel apart from all others of equal length.  Built and designed by one of New Zealand’s most prolific catamaran designer/engineers, Alan Wright and Angelo Lavronos of New Zealand.  The hull was designed for 3’ to 5’ seas to provide efficiency and enhanced platform stability for the 1999 and 2003 New Zealand America’s Cup Series. This vessel carried the Gyro-cameras for the Louis Vuitton series and AC finals providing excellent efficiency, speed, decreased roll and stability while entertaining spacious design layout and comfort for the camera crew.
 The hull is composed of a lightweight high- grade gel coat vinyl ester resin for osmosis protection and a Kevlar layer below the spray rail for impact resistance & strength.  Combined with a solid layer laminate bottom of foam/matline/glass construction with a carbon fiber reinforcing the hull. Being lightweight and fuel-efficient allows it to slice effortlessly through 3’ – 5’ seas.
The power plants for this catamaran platform are twin Yanmar 230-HP 4 cylinder/fuel injected turbo-charged engines.  The main features of this vessel are its powerful fuel-efficient 4-cylinder engines providing speed and maneuverability in combination with twin-hull design.  The tunnel design by Wright is set apart from others by its mid-line keel, providing excellent anti-rolling action when encountering larger seas and riding back-side waves and deep troughs.
The hull displacement is only 15 tons while other monohull vessels of similar size approaches 20-25 tons.  Also of note are the 30% fuel-efficient catamaran hulls over monohull design allowing enhanced speeds, maneuverability and comfort.
The spacious beam of 17-foot 6-inches allows for expanded layout design accommodating up to 25 passengers (USCG approved) while sleeping 8 with 4 staterooms and 2 heads.  Even the enclosed Flybridge and spacious foredeck have been designed on generous lines, both able to accommodate large numbers of guest and allow for placement of camera platforms.  The walk-up molded stair-companionway is very easy to access without a cumbersome metal ladder to climb.
State-of-the Art helm and navigation stations.

The helm and navigator stations in the command bridge have the most current “state of the art” electronics to allow for precision chart plotting, navigation and safety.  If while cruising, one encounters limited visibility, confused seas of inclement weather, the satellite computer-based Furuno electronics guides you to safety and safe-haven.  This vessel is also a certified USCGAUX facility for marine-patrols and environmental safety.

 SEMPER PARATUS... always ready!

50' Custom-Built Alan Wright/Lavronos Power Catamaran.
Specifications:
  • Builder – Oliver/Auckland, New Zealand
  • LOA – 50’
  • LWL – 46’
  • Draft – 2.5’
  • Engines – Yanmar 4-cyl 230HP (4LH-STE) fuel injected/turbo charged
  • Beam – 17’ 6”
  • Vert. Clr. – 21’
  • Interior – Green/Tan crushed leather – carpet – bronze
  • Displacement –30,000 lbs (15 tons)
  • Props – 24”X26” Michigan/4 blade (bronze)
  • Shaft – 2” w/Rope Cutters
  • Fuel - 300 gals.           
  • Range – 275 miles
  • Cruising rpm – 2800                       
  • Cruise Speed – 16-18 kt.
  • GPH – 14 gal./hr
  • Max speed – 23 kts.
  • Water – 185 US gal.
  • Generator – 11 KW/3 Cylinder (Fischer–Panda diesel)
  • Air Conditioner – Cruise Air
  • Heater - Webasto diesel-hydronic – model #2015
  • Fuel Filters – Racor (twin) w/cross-tank fuel pump

Features:
  • Engine Hours: 1800 hrs.
  • Batteries – 6 - house batteries (8D)
  • 2 - Starter batteries
  • 1 - Genset battery
  • 2 - Flybridge Electronic batteries
  • Outback Charger/Inverter 2800W
  • Twin-Heads–RaritanElectra-Sans-USCG Class1 MSD
  • Custom Bar-B-Q Grill w/dual tanks (propane)
  • Live Baitwell-75 gal.
  • On-Board Water Maker Inc. (Desalinization/Ozone) 30 gal. /hr.
  • Engine room Auto Fire Extinguisher Fireboy (FE – 241)
  • 11’ Zodiac Tender (5-man) w/9.9hp Suzuki 4-Stroke

Layout/Design:
Flybridge with after market custom sky-lounge.
Deck with island gas grill.
Large cockpit.
Flybridge — Forest green leather with fawn-beige carpeting.
4 staterooms (1 Master suite, 1 Guest suite, 2 aft suites).
Heads — 2 Elecro Sans — USCG Approved
— class 1-MSD.
Galley aft range with oven, microwave,
double sink, refrigerator.
Custom lighted bar.
Custom Zeolite counter-tops, hardwood teak floors
and Samsung flat screen HD TV.
Comfortable cabin seating.
Cockpit Deck — custom insert stairs (8 steps to flybridge).

  • Engine Rooms (2) – Aft- under saloon & cockpit deck
  • Lazerette – (dual) under cockpit deck
  • Cockpit Deck - custom inset stairs (8 Steps) to flybridge
  • Island Transom w/shower-sink/grill/bait tank
  • Swim Platform/deck w/dual transom doors
  • Swim Deck w/boarding ladder
  • Decking–Marine Deck 2000 (all-weather simulated teak)
Furuno 1920CVX-2 Chartplotter/GPS/Sounder (10").

Electronics:
  • Saloon – KVH G4 - satellite flat panel HD-TV 32”
  • On-Board Weather Worx Satellite system w/computer
  • Thermostat Auto-temp controlled (Heat) throughout vessel
  • Furuno Navnet VX-2 1954c with 4’ Open-array radar
  • Dual-Units (captain & navigator stations)
  • Furuno Autopilot
  • Interphase –Iscan 180 – forward looking sonar
  • ICOM – M-602 VHF Radio w/DSC and NMEA 2000 link-up to GPS
  • Weather worx satellite computer system
  • Furuno C-500 Compass
  • Icom remote microphone/VHF to cockpit
  • Remote Furuno Auto-Pilot (cockpit) with 30’ cord
  • Remote Furuno Engine controls from cockpit with/30’ cord
  • Remote Raymarine 12” color monitor for chart plotter (cockpit)
  • Furuno ethernet hub (flybridge)
  • Argonaut portable laptop computer (15”) with/Furuno Seamax charts (Windows XP)
  • Flybridge-thermostat/temp-controlled… heater/defroster
  • Auto-controlled windshield-wiper (3 stations)
  • Globalstar Satellite Portable phone with Ditchbag/First Aid Kit (flares, radios, etc.)
All-chain 230' anchor rode with CQR 60lb. anchor.

Extra Options: On Board
  • Overhead Mounted Flip-down portable TV stations in each stateroom
  • Custom bedding – all four suites
  • Cargo crane – SS w/handle (200lb) capacity
  • Custom hatch cover-door to flybridge
  • Custom cockpit/transom doors
  • Custom masthead for electronic antennas
  • Stereo AM/FM/CD w/speakers to cockpit/flybridge
  • Cell phone wireless hub w/digital 3 watt booster
  • Scotty downriggers (2)           
  • Morse electronic throttle controls
  • Custom w/window covers/shades
  • Cockpit/Flybridge custom cushions
  • Eye-On-Board Satellite Security Camera/GPS System
  • Extra large alternator for charging while cruising
  • Double SS Air-Horn with compressor hailer/talk-back speaker
  • Custom-mounted (after-market) Skylounge
  • LED lights on board converted from filament bulbs
  • Internet connection for on-board laptop computers
  • 13 gal. hot water tank
  • Spare engine/Genset parts, filters impellors, zincs
  • Power tools, drills, saws, sanders, and polishers

Safety Equipment:
  • Smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors
  • 5 Man Life raft – Valise contained auto-inflate
  • Zodiac 11’ 5” 5-man inflatable raft w/9.9 Suzuki 4-stroke
  • ICOM M-602 VHF radio with DSC/CH.70 Rescue 21
  • Handheld 12XL Garmin GPS in ditchbag
  • Handheld portable, Icom VHF radio
  • Globalstar satellite telephone
  • Furuno man overboard-electronic feature/chart plotter
  • Argonaut marine laptop (14”) with Furuno Maxsea charts & weather info./Internet router on-board
  • Lifevests – USCG Approved Class II/ClassV (10)
  • Bow hailer/speaker for bow-to-hem communications
  • Automatic computer programmed fog signals
  • Life jackets – USCG CL II (6) & CL V (5), CL IV (4)
  • Para-Tec Sea Anchor kit for 50’ Vessel
  • Ditchbag – w/water flares, flashlights, first-aid kit
  • Laser safety flares- Greatland (3)
  • Boarding ladder on swim platform
  • Eye-On-Board Security System complete with GPS Trip logs/cameras/internet
  • All-Chain 230’ anchor rode with CQR 60Lb anchor plus spare anchor
  • Dewatering pump with 50’ hose Back-up paper charts (Puget Sound to Alaska) complete set
  • Portable 12V battery charger with jump cables
  • Portable 2 million-candle power searchlight
  • Radar reflector
  • XL ¼” Full-bodied wet suit/mask/fins (underwater repairs)


Owner/Coxswain

William F. Dodson
Flotilla Commander
USCG Auxiliary
USCG Station
Monterey, CA 93940

E-Mail: dodson100@aol.com
Home: 831-484-9118
Business: 831-649-1982
Cell: 831-9701960

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