45′ Merlin Coastwise Tug Boat
| Hull Type | Steel |
| Length (LOA) | 45 ft. |
| Breadth | 15 ft.6 in. |
| Depth | 6 ft.4 in. |
| Year Built | 1970 |
| Built By | Merlin Boudreaux |
| Gross Tons | 28 |
| Rebuilt | 2022 |
| Capacities | Fuel: 1,000 gallons of Diesel Freshwater: 500 gallons |
| Propulsion |
Main Engine: 318HP, Detroit 8V71 Diesel
Engine Rebuilt: 2022 Transmission: Allison MH Gear Ratio: 4.5:1 Shaft Size: 4″ Propellor: 46 x 40, 4 blade |
| Auxiliary Engines | Kubota – 65 KW |
| Safety Equipment | Life raft 4 x life jackets 30″ life ring 4 x survival suits 4 x fire extinguishers |
| Accommodations | Galley on deck 2 x berths 2 x cabins Stove Washroom Shower Furnace Heat and AC |
| Electronics | Radar: Furuno, Navnet Plotter: Furuno Navnet, 2 x GP-1650 Sounder: Furuno GP-1650, 2 x Uniden CT-206 VHF: 2 x Icom AutoPilot: Simrad AP-35 Alarm System: Fire and general |
| Comments | We also have the most recent survey and audio gauge report. All recommendations from the audio gauge were complied with. There have been numerous improvements done since the last survey:
2020 Replaced hull top rail around the entire vessel Strip and paint topsides and deck/hull Haul out bottom and zincs winter New Fenstrum keel cooler for main engine 2021 New pilot house doors Minor steel repairs Replace aft deck over steering gear 2022 Main engine rebuild Generator upgrade electrical end 3 x new 8D batteries Replaced battery charger Replaced forward compartment watertight door Upgrade AC wiring and added 2 x Victron isolation transformers Installed new Raymarine engine room and exterior camera system New Raymarine Nav, AIS New VHF antennas Sandblasted forward compartment and painted 2023 Replaced deck drain pipes Replaced texas rail and forward H-bits Painted decks, touched up all paint Replaced hydraulic autopilot controls In progress Bilge pump system and cabin heaters |
Hull Type
Steel
Length (LOA)
45 ft.
Breadth
15 ft.6 in.
Depth
6 ft.4 in.
Year Built
1970
Built By
Merlin Boudreaux
Gross Tons
28
Rebuilt
2022
Capacities
Fuel: 1,000 gallons of Diesel
Freshwater: 500 gallons
Propulsion
Engine: 318HP, Detroit 8V71 Diesel
Engine Rebuilt: 2022
Transmission: Allison MH
Gear Ratio: 4.5:1
Shaft Size: 4″
Propellor: 46 x 40, 4 blade
Auxiliary Engines
Kubota – 65 KW
Safety Equipment
Life raft
4 x life jackets
30″ life ring
4 x survival suits
4 x fire extinguishers
Accommodations
Galley on deck
2 x berths
2 x cabins
Stove
Washroom
Shower
Furnace
Heat and AC
Electronics
Radar: Furuno, Navnet
Plotter: Furuno Navnet, 2 x GP-1650
Sounder: Furuno GP-1650, 2 x Uniden CT-206
VHF: 2 x Icom
AutoPilot: Simrad AP-35
Alarm System: Fire and general
Comments
We also have the most recent survey and audio gauge report. All recommendations from the audio gauge were complied with. There have been numerous improvements done since the last survey:
2020
Replaced hull top rail around the entire vessel
Strip and paint topsides and deck/hull
Haul out bottom and zincs winter
New Fenstrum keel cooler for main engine
2021
New pilot house doors
Minor steel repairs
Replace aft deck over steering gear
2022
Main engine rebuild
Generator upgrade electrical end
3 x new 8D batteries
Replaced battery charger
Replaced forward compartment watertight door
Upgrade AC wiring and added 2 x Victron isolation transformers
Installed new Raymarine engine room and exterior camera system
New Raymarine Nav, AIS
New VHF antennas
Sandblasted forward compartment and painted
2023
Replaced deck drain pipes
Replaced texas rail and forward H-bits
Painted decks, touched up all paint
Replaced hydraulic autopilot controls
In progress
Bilge pump system and cabin heaters
