The Southwest Alaska Pilots Association has taken delivery of a new pilot boat from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, Somerset, Mass. Delivered at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., the boat is on a ship bound for the U.S. West Coast.
The 75.7’x20.6’x3.11’ all-aluminum boat features Gladding-Hearn’s Ray Hunt-designed Deep V hull. With twin Cummins QSK38-M1, EPA Tier 3 diesel engines, each delivering 1,400 hp at 1,800 rpm and connected to twin ZF-5000 gear boxes, the pilot launch is propelled...