Workboats Ltd

Specifications

 

Builder

Lyme Boats, Exeter

Designer

Bruce Sexton-Barrow, Modifications - John Bates

Launch date

August 2010

Size

17.5 x 6.4

Construction

Aluminium 5083

Engines

Two 872hp Caterpillar diesel engines

Propulsion

Twin Disc gearboxes and conventional shaft drive

Speed

Cruising speed -20 knots, Sprint speed - over 25

Accommodation

Suspension seats, galley, 4 berths, Webasto heating, calorifier,

toilet/shower, TV,DVD and CD player

Electronics

GPS, radar, AIS, echosounder, anemometer, Sarfinder, EPIRB

Electric System

240 volts provided from an inverter or the 11 KW generator

Fore Deck

Bow strengthening, safety rails, tannoy, floodlights,

1 ton hydraulic winch, large cargo area, Bonfiglioni crane

Aft Deck

Large cargo area, easy access to the sea for divers, moon pool for survey equipment

Certified

Category 2, 60 miles, 12 passengers and 2 crew, work boat, 5 tons load capacity

'Samson' - New aluminium 17.5 metre catamaran  -  Launch date - September 2010

Our new vessel ‘Samson has the following design features to fulfil the needs of the offshore renewable energy market.    



 

  • Strong, fast and seaworthy
  • Large cargo areas with winch and crane
  • Comfort for passengers in transit
  • Diver access platform at the stern
  • Safe transfer at sea
  • Moon pool for survey equipment
  • Fuel bunkering

 

Samson dive platform
Samson side
Samson stern
Samson bow