Camarc Ltd Design/Croft Marine Built Pilot Boat. This particular vessel is from a one-off Pilot House design suited to diving/survey work. the Cummins NT855 with a MG507 Twin Disc gear box is included however it is seized. This engine has been removed from the boat but it will be supplied with the vessel in parts. We do have a used 2020 Caterpillar C7.1 (350HP) diesel engine with approx 20 hours use that could be used if required. We will sell the boat as is or with the option of the Cat engine. Speak to us about your requirements. The steel hull construction and typical pilot vessel features such as the fendering, functional MoB transom door, lifting davit, hydraulic bow thruster made it ideally suited to many commercial roles. The vessel also has very good pushing capability due to its design. It was an MCA Coded to Cat. 3 vessel. Specifications Vessel name: Syd Hook Condition: Good Vessel type: Pilot Boat Designer: Camarc Ltd Builder: Croft Marine Constructed: 1992 No. of engines: 1 Engine model: Cummins NT855 (Engine Seized) Engine power: 280 Fuel type: Diesel Drive type: Shaft drive Cruising Speed: 6 Knots Maximum Speed: 8 Knots Nominal length: 11.74m Length over all: 11.99m Length at waterline: 11.00m Beam: 4.00m Maximum draft: 1.265m Hull material: steel Hull type: Displacement Hull colour: Black Displacement: 17.85 Tonnes Fuel capacity: 1400 Litres Water capacity: 100 Litres Engine(s) The Cummins NT855 Naturally aspirated, driving conventionally through reduction gearboxes. With a MG507 Twin Disc gear box. The Main engine has failed and is currently considered unserviceable and therefore subject to a rebuild if viable or replacement. The engine room has check-a-plate flooring with access to the lower bilge areas, air extraction via large vents. Exhausts have inline silencers and exit through the aft to tank room and up through the wheel house. Watertight ‘dogged’ door lead forward to the fore peak which holds a hydraulic bow thruster and the tank room aft with further access to the steering compartment beyond. There is provision within the deck head for engine extraction. There is a genset from Beta Marine 4-kilowatt Kubota engine that supply’s power for on board charger, 240v sockets and a heater for the wheel house. Electronics: Furuno Radar 1835 Lawrence GPS / Plotter / Sounder AIS Transponder CBS200-Class B Garmin Echomap UHD 65cv Icom IC-M411 VHF (DSC) Loud Hailer System JRC Depth Finder FF66 Rudder Indicator Accommodation DESIGN: This vessel was purpose built as a pilot vessel and follows a standard format with central helm position, maximised vision laterally and viewing windows within the wheelhouse superstructure for upward vision when boarding ships. The wheelhouse is placed amidships at deck level to facilitate ease of access for pilots to enter and leave the cabin area. WHEELHOUSE: The helmsman and crew have a dedicated seating Helm, 1-2 crew, 2-3 pilots, 5 seats in total. A chart table and storage draw and central wooden door opens outwards onto the after deck. The helm console is positioned centrally to maximise peripheral vision and all operational instrumentation can be easily monitored including electronic navigational aids, engine controls and instruments. Passive lighting is provided for night operations and the vessel is fitted with appropriate internal and external lighting including deck illumination. Access to the fuel tanks, steering pumps and valve chest via a hatch in the middle of wheel house deck and access to the engine room and fore peak via a hatch STB side of the in the wheel house. EXTERNAL: The working deck from aft of the wheel house to the bow is flush to gunwale and provides one level access forward to the boarding area, inboard safety rails are fitted and with Hadrian’s rail tracks. A forward ‘island’ rail is fitted. The aft section is a well deck area with freeing ports accessed from aft of the wheel house Port or STB sides. There is a door within the transom with a fold down ladder which drops down for ‘man-over-board’ recovery and also a lifting davit fitted. A raised central structure serves as access to fuel & water tanks at the rear end of the engine room. The vessel has a signal mast atop the wheelhouse with operational lighting. Construction Steel Hull and superstructure based on design by Carmarc Ltd Equipment There is a door within the transom with a fold down ladder which drops down for ‘man-over-board’ recovery and also a lifting davit fitted. Anchor & Chain Hadrian Safety Rail system Stn/Stl inboard rails and ‘island’ rail forward Access to wheelhouse roof Heavy ‘D’ section fendering at gunwale and waterline level Heavy ‘D’ section fendering horizontally and laterally for pushing None of the equipment has been tested and is sold as seen. On site inspections welcomed. The price for the vessel as is with the old engine £14,950. Or with the Cat engine supplied £24,950 ono. To make an appointment to view this vessel please contact Darren on 07717201688.