b'MEMBER NEWSMEMBER NEWSBlue and Gold Fleet Set to Launch TwinTour Boats from Brix MarineB rixMarine,PortAngeles,fleet.ThisissignificantastheU.S.for hull access, two watertight liftout Wash.,hasbeenworkingonCoast Guard has told us its the firsthatchesinoutboardwell,four11 an order for two aluminum 4649 passenger [RIB] with two crew intie-upcleats,anodesforcathodic x 157 tour boats for Blue and Goldthe USA with quad 300 hp Cox dieselprotection, and soft patches over fuel Fleet in San Francisco. Each boat canoutboards, said Capt. Charlie Crane,tank and tankage compartments. Fuel carry 49 passengers and two crew.Brixssalesandmarketingdirector.capacity is 525 gals.Also,thefirstoutboarddieselin-The boats hull skins are made of 5086spected boat in the USA. (The CoastThepassengerseatscomprisetwo alloy aluminum while the yellow Na- Guard is verifying the first outboardsingle seats, eight two-person bench-iad D-shaped, outer foam collars arediesel RIB, noted Crane.) es,eightthree-personbenches,and made of heavy-duty Erez with a dou- aluminum bench seating along tran-ble black PVC rub strip. Deckaccessoriesincludefabricat- somwithmarinegradevinylseat edaluminumbulwarksandCoastandlumbarcushionsdesignedfor MainpropulsionforeachtourboatGuard-complianthandrails,sideseven passengers.comesfromfourCoxCXO300boardinggatesportandstarboard, 4.4-liter, twin turbo V8 diesel electricweldedaluminumraftshelfaboveTheelectronicssuitefeaturesa12 outboardswithstainlesssteelprops.transom, welded aluminum arch andtouchscreenMFDatthemainsta-Themainsareconnectedtoaquadequipmentbar,aluminumframedtion, 1-kW stainless steel through hull outboard steering system. canopywithmarinegradefabric,transducer,VHFradio,andSi-Tex PHOTO: BRIX MARINEthreeLEDdecklightsmountedtoMDA5, AIS class B transponder.We are about to launch two 14-me- arch(twoforwardandoneaft),16 tertourboatsforBlueandGoldLED deck lights, three hinged hatches FOGHORN 44'