

The BuildPilot Boats
Triple MAN diesels through Hamilton jets

Hull 1774
- Three MAN D 2862 LE 438 engines · 1,200 rpm rated
- Three Hamilton HTX 47 jets with AVX controls
- 37.5 kn top / 32.5 kn cruise
- Seakeeper 40 gyro-stabilizer
- SeaLift hydraulic rescue platform with jib pole
03 — BOAT PROFILE
San Jacinto — Boat Profile

Fig. 03 — Side Elevation
- Size
- 80 ft LOA · 21 ft beam
- Top Speed
- 37.5 kn top · 32.5 kn cruise
- Vessel Type
- Pilot Vessel
- Hull Type
- Aluminum Inverted Deep "V"
- Classification
- Built to U.S.C.G. Standards and ABS Welding Standards
- Designer / Builder
- Breaux's Bay Craft
- Owner
- Houston Pilots
- Vessel Location
- Houston Channel
- Year Built
- 2025
The Outcome
Triple-jet performance on one of the world's busiest ship channels
- Top Speed
- 37.5 kn
- Cruise Speed
- 32.5 kn
- Propulsion
- 3 × Jet
What the build delivers
01
Performance & Capacity
Power & Performance
- Engines
- Three (3) MAN D 2862 LE 438 · 1,200 rpm each
- Gears
- Three (3) Twin Disk MGX-5204 SC
- Generators
- Two (2) Northern Lights M944T3FG 38 kW 3-Phase
- Engine Shafts
- DSL Cardan Shafts — 2 composite + 1 steel (Driveline Service of Portland)
Capacities
- Fuel Capacity
- Forward: 1,400 gal · Aft: 800 gal
- Fresh Water Capacity
- 100 gal
- Additional Capacities
- Three (3) DEF tanks · 145 gal each
02
Systems & Outfitting
Electronics & Navigation
- Three (3) Delta19 Multi-Function Displays
- Furuno Radar 1518
- Two (2) Sailor 6248 VHF Radios
- Furuno FE-800 Echo Scanner
- Furuno LH5000 Loudhailer
- Furuno GP170D DGPS
- Furuno SC-70 SAT Compass
- ACR Globalfix V5 EPIRB
- FLIR Thermal and Visible Imaging Cameras
- Two (2) Tote Vision LED-1003 HDLX CCTV Monitors
- TCL Roku TV
Custom Features
- Seakeeper 40 gyro-stabilizer
- SeaLift rescue platform with 24 V hydraulic unit and transom jib pole
- Fixed CO2 engine-room fire suppression (Total Safety / Burner Fire Control)
- Two (2) four-ton Dometic variable-speed chillers + five air-handling units
- Delta-T blowers with temperature/speed control and moisture eliminators
- Fuel polishing system (Gulf Coast Filters)
- Water-cooled exhaust (Soundown of Massachusetts)
- Custom SeaDeck — Storm Gray over Blue Teak pattern
- Fritted laminated glass with integrated defrosters
- Hamilton Jet AVX Advanced Controls
Gallery
On the water, and in the yard.




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