Spindletop — Pilot Boats
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Spindletop

Quad-jet, Humphree-stabilized pilot transfer vessel built for the deep-water approaches of Sabine Pass, Texas.
5.0Trusted by professional operators across the Gulf
Hull
1771
Class
Pilot Boats
Client
Sabine Pilots
Delivered
2021
LOA
90 ft
The Build

Four MAN diesels through Hamilton jets

Spindletop quad MAN diesel engine room
Hull 1771
  • Four (4) MAN D2862 LE 454 engines · 1,800 rpm rated
  • Four (4) ZF ZF2050 gears
  • Four (4) Hamilton HM 461 waterjet drives
  • 30.6 kn top speed · 27 kn cruise
  • Humphree HA-1100 Interceptors with Active Ride Plus stability control
03BOAT PROFILE

Spindletop — Boat Profile

Spindletop side elevation blueprint
Fig. 03 — Side Elevation
Hull 177190 ft LOA
Size
90 ft LOA · 23 ft beam
Top Speed
30.6 kn top · 27 kn cruise

Vessel Type
Pilot Vessel
Hull Type
Aluminum Inverted Deep "V"
Classification
Built to U.S.C.G. Standards and ABS Welding Standards · American Bureau of Shipping
Designer / Builder
Breaux's Bay Craft, Inc. & C.FLY Marine Services, LLC
Owner
Sabine Pilots
Vessel Location
Sabine Pass, Texas
Year Built
2021

The Outcome

Quad-jet performance for the Sabine Pass deep-water approaches

Top Speed
30.6 kn
Cruise Speed
27 kn
Propulsion
4 × Jet
LOA
90 ft
What the build delivers
01

Performance & Capacity

Power & Performance

Engines
Four (4) MAN D2862 LE 454 · 1,800 rpm rated
Gears
Four (4) ZF ZF2050
Jets
Four (4) Hamilton HM 461 Waterjet Drives
Generators
Two (2) Northern Lights 38 kW single phase · heat-exchanger cooled · wet-lift mufflers and sound enclosures

Capacities

Fuel Capacity
Forward Tank: 1,500 gal · Aft Tank: 2,500 gal
Fresh Water Capacity
360 gal
02

Systems & Outfitting

Electronics & Navigation

  • Two (2) Furuno Radar DRS12A-NXT w/ 4 ft scanners
  • Four (4) Furuno TZT19F 19" Monitors
  • Furuno SCX 20 Sat Compass
  • Furuno DFF3D Sonar
  • FLIR Thermal and Visible Imaging Cameras
  • Three (3) ICOM M605 VHF Radios
  • 19" Seatronx Sunlite Readable touch screen monitor
  • 10" Monitor w/ 6 cameras w/ DVR for boarding areas, aft deck, machinery space, and jet room
  • KVH Tracvision 3 in-motion satellite system
  • Three (3) 32" Televisions
  • Two (2) Kingdel Windows 10 Micro Computers

Custom Features

  • Four (4) Humphree HA-1100 Interceptors w/ Active Ride Plus stability and vessel motion control system
  • Fixed CO2 suppression system in machinery room by Hebert S. Hiller
  • One (1) 3-ton water-cooled air conditioning system
  • One (1) 2-ton water-cooled air conditioning system for lower accommodation
  • Delta-T Blowers w/ temperature and speed control
  • Delta-T Moisture Eliminators w/ automatic vent dampers
  • Custom built rescue platform by Sealift located on transom
Gallery

On the water, and in the yard.

Spindletop 3D render — port bow
Design Renderings — Pre-build render — port bow
Spindletop 3D render — starboard
Design Renderings — Pre-build render — starboard
Spindletop 3D render — starboard bow
Design Renderings — Pre-build render — starboard bow
Spindletop two-boat sunset render
Design Renderings — Two-boat sunset render
Spindletop on sea trial
Sea Trial — Builder's sea trial
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