b'MEMBER NEWSMEMBER NEWS Gladding-Hearn Delivers RefittedPilot BoatT he Tampa Bay Pilots Association hasAfter 19 years of hard work, the vessel wasnew5-bladedBruntonspropellersviaTwin takendeliveryofTampa,aChesa- showing some wear and tear, but she still had aDisc MGX-5136A Quickshift gears. peake-classpilotboatbuiltbyPVAlot of life left so it was definitely worth re-invest-member Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, aftering in, said Peter Duclos, Gladding-HearnsToaccommodatetheengines,theshipyard an a refit at the Massachusetts shipyard. Theco-president and director of sales. modified the launchs engine beds, hull frames, boat was purchased in 2003 when the compa- exhaust systems, cooling and fuel system piping.ny first introduced the class of mid-size, high- With more than 50,000 operating hours, the speed launches. 53all-aluminumpilotboatstwin600-hpOther upgrades included new pilot seats, new Caterpillar 3406E engines were replaced with awindows, three new doors to the pilothouse In 2015, the Tampa pilots also took deliverynew pair of Caterpillar C18, EPA Tier 3-com- and four new hatch covers. The boats bottom, ofGladding-HearnssfirstChesapeake-classpliant diesel engines, each delivering 670 hp attopsides and pilothouse were stripped to bare MKII, which incorporates Volvo Pentas IPS 22,100 rpm. The package gives the pilot boat ametal. After some minor plating repairs, the pod system. top speed of over 25 knots. The engines turnvessel received a fresh coating system.YOUR PROPULSION EXPERTSmore flexibility more comfort more space PHOTO COURTESY OF GLADDING-HEARN SHIPBUILDINGSCHOTTEL EcoPeller SCORES WITH COMPACT VERSION The German propulsion expert SCHOTTEL presents a space-saving CLE installation variant of its proven EcoPeller (SRE). The space-optimized support structure, the omission of the gearbox and an integrated electric motor (LE-Drive) enable an extremely low overall height while maintaining low noise and vibration levels. This makes it ideally suitable for the passenger vessel sector.www.schottel.comFOGHORN 38230301_AZ_PVA_SRE-CLE_3.375x4.875Zoll_RZ.indd 1 01.03.23 10:44'