Build Year: 1996

Used For: Research & Patrol vessel

Hull: GRP

Length: 17.20m

Beam: 4.50m

Draft: 1.40m

Licence:

Irish Loadline

Engine:

2x Caterpillar 3176B each capable of 450 HP.

Hydraulics:

HIAB deck crane, Forward articulated gantry for underwater equipment
Driven by main engine PTO

Electronics:

Simrad Sounder
Koden Radar
Raymarine Autopilot
Raymarine Plotter
Magnetic Compass
Garmin GPS
ICOM VHF
Sailor VHF x2
AIS
NAVTEX
SART
Fire Alarms
EPIRB
CCTV x3
Wind speed 7 direction
Bilge Alarm
Gas Alarm

Additional Information:

This 57ft Aquastar GRP vessel was built for Fisheries Patrol in 1996 and in 2012 she was converted to a Geological Survey Vessel around the coast of Ireland. She is laid out with central saloon at deck level with access to both wheelhouse & cabins forward. A tank space is located beneath the saloon and the engineroom is located aft with a separate steering compartment aft. A raised engineroom deckhead provides a base of an inflatable boat (not included)

A current stability book has been approved by the Marine Survey office.

Bunks are located forward with four in the main cabin and a separate skippers cabin to Starboard with two bunks.

Two Panda Compact silenced gensets are fitted in the engineroom. Electrical equipment is managed by a Victron Multiplus Charger / inverter.