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原文传递 Steiner Shipyard Delivers Mv. Chad Douglas To FMT

题名：	Steiner Shipyard Delivers Mv. Chad Douglas To FMT
正文语种：	eng
作者：	H. NELSON SPENCER
摘要：	While the pace has slowed somewhat due to COVID-19, construction of the 11 boats that are being built at Steiner Shipyard for Florida Marine Transporters (FMT) is "progressing as expected," said Jeff Brumfield, FMT's director of vessel engineering and construction. Seven were remaining to be completed as of the middle of March. Tara Steiner Marshall, president of Steiner Shipyard, has been working closely with Brumfield to coordinate the deliveries. "It's a fluid situation dependent upon many variables, including the pandemic," she said. One of the two 2,520 hp. boats recently delivered is the mv. Chad Douglas. It is worthy of mention because it is the first FMT boat to utilize heavy-duty Mitsubishi main engines, Brumfield said. The Chad Douglas, designed by Sterling Marine, is a conventional twin-screw towboat that measures 88 by 35 by 11 feet. When fully loaded with fuel and water (42,000 gallons and 8,000 gallons) the boat draws 8 feet, 6 inches. The pilothouse eye level is 34 feet, 6 inches. The Mitsubishi engines are model S12R Tier 3 units with a mechanical governor control system, individual heads, inspection ports and heavier blocks. Brumfield commented that FMT has been very pleased with the engines' overall performance and ease of maintenance. They were furnished by Laborde.
出版年：	2021
期刊名称：	The Waterways Jouranl
卷：	134
期：	51