THE BONNIE MARIETTA

VESSEL SPECIFICATIONS

The Bonnie Marietta is a single-screw, diesel powered vessel, with molded fiberglass construction, and a fully enclosed wheelhouse. It has an open fly bridge with dual engine control (third throttle control located at stern), a fully enclosed galley, head, engine room, and storage with four berths in the foc’sle.

OTHER DETAILS

Molded fiberglass hull, deck, and house; skin 1” to more than 2”; molded stringers and stiffeners; four watertight bulkheads, including a collision bulkhead

PROPULSION

Main engine: Cummins 6BT5.9M turbo charged, 210 H.P.; 2.5-1 Twin Disc 506-1 reverse gear (new 2002), keel cooled with a Fernstrum B857B, dry exhaust; natural air flow with ducts to engine room; copper and neoprene flex fuel lines to engine; complete set engine alarms; gauges for oil, water, transmission, volts, and pyrometer. Dual Lubrafiner fuel filter system with dual electric fuel pumps. Jabsco oil changing system, and 30 gallon hydraulic oil tank with Vickers hydraulic electric pump.

ELECTRICAL

Two banks of two each, 8D marine heavy duty wet batteries with parallel series vapor proof switch; plastic covered marine grade wiring, all circuits equipped with individual circuit breakers, panel located in the pilot house; 110 amp marine alternator; 600 watt inverter; 10.5 KW Newage generator powered by 4 cylinder Kubota diesel (new 2002), supplying 110 and 220 single phase AC power with shore power disconnect, keel cooled with Fernstrum B439B-E, dry exhaust; complete set engine alarms and shutdown; gauges for oil, water, volts; one series 24 marine battery with separate parallel series vapor proof switch; 3000 watts of halogen deck lights; 1000 watt high pressure sodium night vision forward facing flood.

TANKS

Fuel: Two each, 3/16 steel, vented to atmosphere (new 2002), located in stern, 660 gallon capacity, fillers capped below inspection plates flush to weather deck, shut-offs at engine room manifold. Water: Aluminum, vented to atmosphere (new 2002), located in lazaret, 150 gallon capacity, filler plate flush to weather deck, shut-off at bottom of tank.

ELECTRONICS AND
NAVIGATING EQUIPMENT

Ritchie compass; Furuno DGPS 37; Furuno GPS 30 with FBX2 differential beacon receiver; Standard Horizon 1000 video plotter with auto pilot interphase; Sitex Koden T-180 radar; Sitex Koden T-185 radar; ComNav 1101 autopilot, with steering stabilizer and ComNav 101 remote; JRC 200 VHF; Standard Horizon VHF; Icom M422 VHF; Uniden Atlantis handheld VHF; Icom M700 single side band; Furuno FVC 585 fathometer; Faria Vterm VMS;  Alert II man overboard shutdown, Alden Faxmate weather-fax; cellular phone with 5 watt amplifier and external antenna; Toshiba 9" TV/CD player.

RIGGING AND ANCHOR

Furford No. 6, with 100’ ½” chain, and 250’ 5/8” Sampson braid mounted on Koldstrand aluminum anchor winch; spare 30# Danforth, with 20’ ½” chain, and 250’ 5/8” Sampson braid; 8” aluminum mast with 1000 pound capacity boom and hydraulic winch; 35’ aluminum poles with stabilizers; bow mounted hydraulic line puller; midship mounted hydraulic drum puller; 5’x7’ hydraulic trawl winch/net spool, fair lead, and wheel guard; two 3-spool hydraulic line pullers, boom mounted Hydroslave 14" hydraulic line puller.

PUMPS 

One each, 1 1/2" Pacer hydraulic, and 110 volt Pacer bilge/washdown; three Rule automatic bilge pumps; manual Gusher emergency bilge pump; electric Rule washdown; Shurflo on demand washdown, two manually operated Rule bilge pumps.

FIRE AND SAFETY EQUIPMENT

Two five pound A.B.C. dry chemical extinguishers; one 2½ pound A.B.C. dry chemical extinguisher; one Fireboy FE 241 auto fire extinguisher in engine room; one automatic Halon at fuse panel; four-station fire alarm system; engine room smoke detector; bunk room smoke detector; three-station high water alarm system; berthing area carbon monoxide detector; automatic 406 satellite EPIRB; complete offshore flares and smoke; 4-man self inflating life raft; six life vests; four adult immersion suits; one child immersion suit; life ring with 60’ line.

RUNNING GEAR

Propeller: 28” x 20” four blade bronze “Michigan Workhorse”
Shafting: 2” stainless steel Aquamet
Rudder and shoe: Stainless Steel 
Bearings: Neoprene, water lubricated

MISC. EQUIPMENT

Stove, microwave, refrigerator, galley sink, enclosed head with shower and sink, chart table, air horns, ship’s bell, three 12 volt deck lights, windshield wiper, Shurflo fresh water pressure system, 20 gallon hot water heater, 110 volt shore power, toaster oven.

ADDITIONAL RESEARCH EQUIPMENT

Modified A-frame, scuba tank holders for 20 tanks, side mounted swim ladder, stern mounted swim platform with T-ladder, quick mount for transducers, multi-beam, transponders, etc.