The 65-foot towboat Percheron was built by Balehi Marine, Inc. of Lacombe, La., for Clydesdale Corporation, Harvey, La. The new vessel is powered by a pair of Detroit Diesel engines supplied by Kennedy Engine Company of Biloxi, Miss. Owners are Cliff Spanier and Larry Gisclair; the design work was done by naval architect David P. Levy.
Twin Disc reduction gears, 6 1/2-inch Aquamet 18 stainless steel shafts, 7-inch Aquamet 18 rudder stocks for the two steering and four flanking rudders, combine with a pair of Coolidge 72-inch by 54-inch stainless steel propellers to assure optimum performance for the Percheron.
Tank capacities are 22,300 gallons of diesel fuel, 9,000 gallons of potable water, and 160 gallons of lube oil.
Pilothouse outfit includes a Furuno KRA-124 radar, two Nautilus Motorola VHF radios, Apelco AH-130 Loudhailer, controls for two Nabrico 40-ton electrohydraulic winches, Perko running lights, Carlisle & Finch searchlights, Buell-Stromberg air horns, Custom Hydraulic steering system, and Kobelt engine controls.