Metal Shark delivers excursion boat to Florida, expands into Peru

Louisiana shipbuilder Metal Shark has delivered a new excursion vessel to Southwest Florida tour and charter boat operator Pure Florida.

Sea Flight is a custom built 40’x14′ welded aluminum foil-assisted catamaran designed and built to USCG Subchapter “T” standards and configured to carry up to 33 passengers.

Pure Florida operates a fleet of 20 vessels at its locations in Naples and Fort Myers, Fla., offering a wide range of sightseeing, river and sunset cruises, jet ski and boat rentals, jet...

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Armstrong Marine USA delivers catamaran to Alaska

New catamaran is carrying passengers on whale watching excursions in Alaska. photo courtesy Armstrong Marine USA/Maddie Hunt, Mountainheart Photography

The 46’x17’6″ high tunnel catamaran George Ryan recently arrived in Juneau, Alaska, after leaving Port Angeles, Wash., three days prior. The vessel was built by Armstrong Marine USA for Alaska Tales Whale Watching, which also operates the 42′ Jay Ellis, which was built at Armstrong and delivered in 2017.

The 49-passenger, three crew USCG Subchapter T George Ryan is designed to pair speed with stability to produce the touring platform. Multiple viewing decks and mitered AJR Marine windows are...

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Moose Boats contracts with Rochester, N.Y. for fire/rescue craft

The navigation and electronics suite is comprised of multifunction navigation screens, radar, 3D side scan sonar, AIS, VHF radios, radio direction finder and a thermal imaging camera. Moose Boats rendering

Moose Boats, Vallejo, Calif., was awarded a contract from the City of Rochester, N.Y. Fire Department for the construction of the first M2-38 Fire Rescue Catamaran to be delivered to the Great Lakes.

Main propulsion for the aluminum boats will come from twin Cumminsdiesel engines, producing 425 hp each, connected to HamiltonJet waterjets through Twin Disc transmissions.

The Rochester, New York Fire Department (RFD) has jurisdiction on the Genesee River and Lake Ontario. The Port of Rochester is...

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Armstrong Marine delivers catamaran to Alaska fishing lodge

New aluminum catamaran will work in Alaska. Armstrong Marine photo

Armstrong Marine, Port Angeles, Wash., has delivered the Seawolf, a 35’x13′ aluminum catamaran, to the Kodiak Legends Lodge on Kodiak Island, Alaska. The boat is designed to give a remarkable experience to guests as they fish Uyak Bay.

Main propulsion comes from twin Yamaha 300-hp outboards paired with SeaStar Pro steering. SeaWolf can accommodate up to 10 passengers and two crew and features an extended T-transom, head, and interior heating. The walk around/walk through cabin, hydraulic drop...

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Austal Delivers 50m High Speed Catamaran To Brave Line

AUSTAL DELIVERS HIGH SPEED CATAMARAN TO BRAVE LINE

Austal Limited (Austal) has delivered a 50-metre high-speed catamaran to Brave Line under the Company’s first commercial contract award to a Taiwan enterprise. The catamaran is the first of two 550 passenger Austal-designed vessels being constructed at the Company’s Philippines shipyard in Balamban, Cebu. The contract was awarded to Austal by Taiwan’s Brave Line in September 2017. The vessels include an optimised hull form for improved fuel efficiency and passenger comfort.

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