Tampa pilot boarding boat built by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding Corporation, Somerset, Mass., recently entered service with the Tampa (Florida) Pilot Association. A rubber fender, made by Johnson Rubber Company, encircles the boat at the deck edge and eliminates need for other protection. The 45-foot Egmont is powered by a Caterpillar 280-hp D-336 diesel engine which drives a three-bladed Federal Equiquad propeller through an Armco 17-4ph stainless steel shaft fitted with Johnson rubber bearings. Gladding-Hearn is presently building a 65-foot pilot boat for the Portland (Maine) Pilots Assn.
Tampa Pilot Boarding Boat Enters Service
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The 45-foot pilot boarding boat Egmont, built by Gladding-Hearn of Somerset, Mass., has entered service with the Tampa Pilot Association. A Johnson Rubber fender encircles the boat at the deck edge, and a 280-hp Caterpillar D-336 drives a Federal Equiquad propeller. Gladding-Hearn is now building a 65-foot pilot boat for the Portland, Maine, pilots.
Mentioned in this article
Company
- Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding Corporation boatbuilder
- Johnson Rubber Company fender and bearing manufacturer
- Caterpillar engine manufacturer, 280-hp D-336
- Armco stainless steel shaft supplier
Organization
- Tampa (Florida) Pilot Association operator
- Portland (Maine) Pilots Assn. customer for 65-ft pilot boat
GeoLocation
- Somerset, Mass. builder location
- Tampa, Florida operating location
Vessel
- Egmont 45-foot pilot boarding boat
Transcribed from the January 15, 1969 print edition of Maritime Reporter & Engineering News. Text is OCR-derived and may contain errors.