Sea Tow RESPONDER is a 26' Twin-Vee Commercial Assistance
Fast Response Towing & Salvage Vessel. She is ACAPT
certified and inspected by C-PORT,
the assistance towing industry association of record, to perform
Coastal Assistance Towing.
The RESPONDER was custom built by Sea Tow Boston
in 2006 to meet the specific needs of an Assistance Towing Vessel
in the waters of Boston Harbor. The twin hull catamaran design
allows a very stable, fast and smooth ride through the close chop
and confused waters often found in the Boston area. The RESPONDER
was also designed to carry an astonishing amount of equipment
in it's jumbo pilot house. (see the list below)
Sea Tow captains often are on patrol and responding
to cases for 8-10 hours at a time on a busy summer day. Functionality
of the onboard systems and crew comfort were major concerns when
designing the captains work station in the pilot house. All the
equipment: VHF radios, digital direction finders, chart plotters,
radar, depth sounders, cell phones, loud hailers as well as the
switches for the various lights that the captain must operate
while underway were custom placed in the pilot house to make his
job safer, easier and more efficient.
In fact a "state-of-the-art" communication
headset with a noise canceling mic was installed to minimize the
ambient noise level on the RESPONDER. This Piratecom
system integrates both VHF radios, the stereo, and the cell phone
into one headset and a high quality microphone. It reduces the
ambient noise level by about 90% and severely reduces operator
fatigue, while still allowing him to clearly hear and use his
communication equipment.
The RESPONDER and it's sister boats RESCUE 2 and
RESCUE 3 have allowed Sea Tow Boston Captains to service Sea Tow
Members quickly, efficiently and safely in modern purpose built
vessels.
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SPECIFICATIONS
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LOA: |
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26' |
DRAFT: |
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2' 6" |
BEAM: |
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8.5' |
DOC.
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N/A, State Registered |
POWER: |
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280 HP, Twin Suzuki 140 hp four stroke engines |
SPEED: |
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Max. 38 knots, Cruise 30 |
FUEL: |
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120 Gallons, in two 60 gal tanks. |
ENDURENCE: |
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20 hours @ 70% capacity |
CERTIFICATIONS:
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2007 ACAPT
Certified and Inspected for Coastal Rescue Towing by C-PORT |
ELECTRONICS: |
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- (1) ICOM 504 VHF-FM Radio, DSC integrated
- (1) ICOM 502 VHF-FM Radio.
- (1) Standard VLH-3000 Integrated Loud
Hailer & Fog signals
- (1) Simrad/Taiyo, TD L1500A, Automatic
Digital Direction Finder
- (1) Piratecom,
integrated noise canceling communication head set
- (1) Raymarine C-120
12" Digital Chart Plotter/ Radar, multifunction display
- (1) Raymarine ST-40 Depth Sounder,
- (1) Ritchie 4" Compass
- (1) Azimuth 1000 Digital Compass
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| EQUIPMENT: |
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- (1) Welded Aluminum Light Mast,
- (1) Set COLREGS Aqua Signal Series 40
Nav. Lights & Towing Lights,
- (1) Whelan, Red / Amber, Public Assistance
Strobe Light.
- (1) Welded Aluminum 2.5" Tow Post,
- (1) Welded Aluminum Tow Bar,
- (3) 5 Gallon, Fuel (Gasoline) Transfer
Containers
- (1) 5 Gallon, Fuel (Diesel) Transfer
Container
- (1) Briggs & Stratton 5 hp 2" salvage
pump with hoses,
- (1) Rule 1.5" Electric (12 VDC) Dewatering
Pump,
- (1) Jumpstart Custom Remote Starting
System
- (1) 80 Cubic Ft. SCUBA Tank with assorted
gear,
- (2) 2000 # Sub Salve Pneumatic lift Bags
- (1) Sub Salve 3' tank whip for remote
filling.
- (1) 300' 7/8" Main Towing Hawser,
- (1) 60' 7/8" Two Leg Towing Bridle,
- (1) 300' 3/4" Secondary Towing Hawser,
- (3) A-3 24" Fender Balls,
- (2) A-2 16" Docking Fender Balls
- (1) Salvage Damage Control (DC) Kit.
- (1) Repair Tool Kit,
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