Delivered build
Delivered build
Aransas Pilot III
70-foot pilot vessel for ARACOR, Inc. in Corpus Christi, with twin 1,400 HP Cummins propulsion, a 26-knot top speed, and Humphree Active Ride Plus stabilization.
5.0Trusted by professional operators across the Gulf
- Hull
- 1773
- Class
- Pilot Boats
- Client
- ARACOR, Inc.
- Delivered
- 2022
- LOA
- 70 ft
The BuildPilot Boats
Twin Cummins power with active stabilization
Hull 1773
- Two Cummins QSK 38 M1 LTAC engines · 1,400 HP each @ 1,900 rpm
- Twin Disc MGX 6620A gears with twin five-blade propellers
- 26 kn top · 24 kn cruise
- Humphree HA-1250 Interceptors with Active Ride Plus stability and vessel motion control
- Side-Power SE300 48 VDC · 20 HP tunnel bow thruster
- Custom transom rescue davit with 100 V electric winch
03 — BOAT PROFILE
Aransas Pilot III — Boat Profile
Fig. 03 — Side Elevation
- Size
- 70 ft × 19 ft 6 in vessel size · 70 ft × 20 ft LOA
- Top Speed
- 26 kn top · 24 kn cruise
- Vessel Type
- Pilot Vessel
- Hull Type
- Aluminum Inverted Deep "V"
- Classification
- Built to U.S.C.G. Standards and ABS Welding Standards
- Designer / Builder
- Breaux's Bay Craft, Inc. in conjunction with Ship Architects
- Owner
- ARACOR, Inc.
- Vessel Location
- Corpus Christi, Texas
- Year Built
- 2022
The Outcome
Twin-Cummins propulsion for a 70-foot pilot vessel
- Top Speed
- 26 kn
- Cruise Speed
- 24 kn
- Propulsion
- 2 × 1,400 HP
- Stabilization
- Humphree HA-1250
What the build delivers
01
Performance & Capacity
Power & Performance
- Engines
- Two (2) Cummins QSK 38 M1 LTAC · 1,400 HP each @ 1,900 rpm
- Gears
- Twin Disc MGX 6620A gears
- Propellers
- Two (2) 41.5 in × 41 in × 4.5 in, five-blade MRK Revolution Ni-Bral propellers
- Generators
- Two (2) Northern Lights 36 kW single-phase · heat-exchanged cooled · wet-lift mufflers and sound enclosures
- Engine Shafts
- Aqua Tec 17 stainless-steel shafts · 4.5 in diameter
- Trim / Stabilization
- Humphree HA-1250 Interceptors with Active Ride Plus stability and vessel motion control system
- Tunnel Bow Thruster
- One (1) Side-Power SE300 · 48 VDC thrust · 20 HP
Capacities
- Fuel Capacity
- Forward tank: 1,500 gal · Aft tank: 750 gal
- Fresh Water Capacity
- 150 gal
02
Systems & Outfitting
Electronics & Navigation
- Two (2) Furuno DRS6ANXTA radars
- Three (3) Furuno TZT19F 19 in monitors
- One (1) Furuno SCX20 satellite compass
- Two (2) ICOM M605 VHF radios
- One (1) Furuno 220 WX weather station
- Six (6) cameras with DVR for boarding areas, aft deck, machinery space, and jet room
- Two (2) 32 in televisions with overhead RAM mounts
Custom Features
- One (1) fixed CO2 suppression system in the machinery room by Hebert S. Hiller
- One (1) 2.5-ton water-cooled air-conditioning system for the pilothouse
- One (1) 1.5-ton water-cooled air-conditioning system for the lower accommodation
- Delta-T blowers with temperature and speed control
- Delta-T moisture eliminators with automatic vent dampers
- One (1) custom-built rescue davit on the transom with 100 V electric winch
- Bomar aluminum-framed windows with defrosters
Gallery
On the water, and in the yard.
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