b'MEMBER NEWS MEMBER NEWSGladding-Hearn Refits Boston Pilots boat G ladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, recently delivered the Chelsea, the first oftwoChesapeake-classpilotboats undergoing a refit for Boston Pilots. Along with installing new shafts and Brunton propellers, the 53 all-alumi-num pilot boats twin 600 hp Lugger L6140AL2 engines were replaced with a pair of Volvo Penta D-16 diesel en-gines, each producing 650 hp at 1800 rpm,withatopspeedof25knots. Thenewenginesareconnectedto TwinDiscMGX5136Agearboxes. Toaccommodatethenewengines and gears, the shipyard modified the enginebeds,exhaustsystems,bilge system,andfuelsystempiping.The existing generator was replaced with a new 16 kW Northern Lights genset. Other upgrades included a new sanitary system, steering system, doors and win-dows, pilot seats, HVAC units, and all new Furuno electronics. Marine floor-ingwithone-halfinchacousticalun-derlayment was installed in the wheel-house and forecastle. The topsides and bottom were stripped to the bare metal andreceivedafreshcoatingsystem. PHOTO: GLADDING-HEARN SHIPBUILDINGElectrifying Ferries Across America Anti-condensation coating was applied around the wheelhouse windows and Making smart, safe, and sustainable solutions a realitydoors and overcoated with paint.for ferries across the Americas.Built in 2005, Chelsea is one of 29 Ray HuntDesign-DeepVeeChesapeake class launches built or under construc-tion by the shipyard. FOGHORN 44'