Goodchild Marine Hands Over ORC 17m Pilot Boat

Estuary Elite, the second Goodchild Marine ORC 17 metre fast pilot launch for Estuary Services Ltd. of Ramsgate has left the yard to enter service alongside her sister Estuary Elan.

These modern crafts are well-proven worldwide with over 50 boats built in different configurations.

The modern hull design has a double chine with a forward ‘beak’ that gives exceptional performance in head seas reducing slamming and vertical accelerations. Crew comfort is paramount with a novel acoustically separate wheelhouse fitted on cushioned feet, suspension seating for 8 and air conditioned climate control.

Dimensions are 17.58 m LOA, 5.39 m Beam, and 1.44 m draft, displacing 24.5 tonnes with over 2000 litres fuel capacity for the twin 600 hp Scania engines driving 5-blade Hyperform propellers through Twin Disc ‘Quickshift’ gearboxes.

This combination will give it a speed of 26 knots fully loaded and the hull shape is designed to be very economical at cruising speeds.

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Shipbuilding Tribune Staff, July 17, 2013