GOLD COAST 83WP
100 PASSENGER
WAVE PIERCING POWER CATAMARAN
EXCURSION FERRY
 

• Gougeon West System™ epoxy composite construction

• Hulls-unidirectional and triaxial fabrics over strip planked cedar core bottoms with luan skinned nidacore honeycomb topside panels. Divinycell nose blocking.

• Bridge deck , roof and cabin sides- vacuum bagged ATC-400 foam core with fiberglassed Douglas fir marine plywood skins.

• Crossbeams- coated and fiberglassed Douglas fir and Douglas fir marine plywood

INTERIOR / EXTERIOR FINISH

• Deft epoxy primer, Awlgrip polyurethane, Griptex nonskid

• Interlux CSC Bottom paint

MACHINERY

• 2 - Lugger L6140A 600 h.p. (medium duty) diesels with standard Lugger instrument panel, Mathers electronic throttle controls, Twin Disc MG-5091 gearbox, 2:1 reduction ratio, Lifeline 8D starting batteries.

• 2-Aquadrive CV-shafts with thrust bearing (and temp. sensors) coupled to a 2.5" Aquamet 22HS propeller shaft driving a 30 x 38 four blade bronze prop

• Simrad steering control joystick to Teleflex rams, bronze rudders with SS shafts

• 2 - 10" Marine Exhaust wet mufflers

• 2 - 300 gal. fuel tanks--1/4" aluminum plate with ½" feed and 3/8" return, 1000 FG Racor filters, vent, shut-off valves, thru-deck fill, dual Flo-scan totalizers syst.

• 2 - Saltwater intake systems- bronze thruhulls, sea cocks and Groco seawater strainers

• 2 - Rule 3000 bilge pumps with manual / automatic switch and float switch

• 1 - Northern Lights 12 KW generator

• 4 - 24,000 BTU Air Conditioning units built into roof

Mooring Tackle:

• 4 - 15" Stainless cleats

• 1 - FX-65 Fortress, 20'- 3/8" chain and 200' 3/4" rode

• 4 - 50' 3/4" dock lines

• 8 - Scanmarine Fenders, 19" x 24"

• 1 - Full length hard rubber rub rail

• Boarding gates, port and starboard

Deck/Roof Hatches:

•  8 Bomar Engine room access hatches

Windows/Doors:

• 10 - 1/4" fixed tempered glass aluminum framed side windows

• 3 - Fixed 1/4" tempered glass windscreens with aluminum frames

• 2- Custom opening 3/8" Lexan windows fwd

• 2 - Fixed triangular side windows in helm station

• 2 -Aft beam honeycomb entrance doors w/ locks and 3/8" lexan windows

• 2- Head doors- plywood

Seats:

• Plywood, glassed, custom seats with cushions

• 1- Clarion XMA cassette stereo with AM/FM, CD Controller and remote control; XM665 CD changer; 4 Bose Speakers

• 1 - Standard Horizon Eclipse VHF

• 4 - 6"x24" copper grounding plates

• 1 - Paneltronics 12/120/240 volt electrical panel with voltmeter / load meter

• 1 - 120V outlet

• 4 - 1000 amp. battery on/off switches

• Interior fluorescent light fixtures (2 engine room)

• Stainless red and white dome lights

NAVIGATION

• 1 - 5" Danforth high speed compass

• 5 - Series 55 Aqua signal running lights

• 1 - AFI air horn

• 1 - Robertson Autopilot / Simrad

• 1 - Raytheon 24 NM Radar

• 1- Garmin GPS MAP

• 1 - SSB ICOM - 710/ tuner/ ant

Piping:

• Water supply hosing is 1/2" pvc pipe

• 2 - 45 gallon tanks with deck fill

• 2 - Par Pressure Pumps

• 1- Hose bib for wash down

• 2 - Raritan PH II hand toilets, Bronze thruhulls and seacocks

• 2 - Head sinks, one bar sink with pressure cold spigot

• 3 - Life ring buoys (one with light, one with painter)

• 1 - Flare kit ( 6reds, 6 smokes)

• 3 -- 10lb. B2 Fire extinguishers

• 2 - Fireboy FE-241 1000 cu. ft. fire extinguishing system with manual and automatic discharge

• 2 Automatic engine shut downs

• 1 - Fireboy charge/discharge sensor

• 4 - Watertight Compartments per hull w/ high level bilge alarms in each

• 2 - Aluminum overboard ladder

• 2 - Independent 50 gpm, 60 psi Fire hose systems clutch driven off main engines double as 50 gpm bilge pumps

• 1 - EPRIB Cat 1 406

• 5 - 22 man Life Floats w/ lights, paddles and safety links

• 107 - Adult Life Jackets w/ lights

• 10 - Child Life Jackets w/ lights

• Structural fire protection in overhead engine compartment

• Interior seating for 90 plus crew

• Exterior seating for 15 with under seat storage compartments

• Two head compartments with shelf, cabinet, mirror, sink and ventilation system

• Two storage compartments for snorkel gear.

• Two piece bar w/ sink, integral icebox, cabinet for stereo and space for two large igloo coolers

• Twelve honeycomb cored tables inside

• Two storage boxes aft each for 48 life jackets