Ray Hunt

Pilot boat Fort Ripley returns to Gladding-Hearn for refit and repower

The Charleston Branch Pilots have returned the pilot boat Fort Ripley to Gladding-Hearn for a refit and repower after 10 years of continuous service for the port of Charlestown. The all-aluminum vessel will also be fitted with a new Seakeeper 40 gyro stabilizer.

The 65-foot Fort Ripley was designed by Ray Hunt Design and Gladding-Hearn and built by the Somerset, Mass., shipyard in 2014. With a top speed of 28 knots, it was the first commercial vessel in the United States powered by Volvo Penta...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/coastal/pilot-boat-fort-ripley-returns-to-gladding-hearn-for-refit-and-repower/

Refit gives Boston Pilots’ launch a new 20-year lease on life

Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, has delivered the first of two Boston Pilots‘ Chesapeake-class pilot boats that have been undergoing a comprehensive refit, at its Somerset, Mass, shipyard.

“The vessels are well used and well maintained. Only minor structural repairs were necessary so definitely worthy of refitting,” said Peter Duclos, the shipyard’s co-president.

Along with installing new shafts and Brunton propellers, as part of the refit, the 53-foot all-aluminum pilot boat’s...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/coastal/refit-gives-boston-pilots-launch-a-new-20-year-lease-on-life/