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A brief look at some of the more interesting V-MAC Reliant and Visual V-MAC marine installations...


Commercial Vessels

Vessel Assist Tug #1 - Hueneme Spirit

Tug WYNEMA

Type: Vessel Assist Tug
Length:  
Construction: Steel
Owner:  
Builder: Diversified Shipyards, Portland, OR. 
Contact:  
Navel Architect: Robert Allan Ltd.
System: V-MAC Reliant

Vessel Assist Tug #2 and Tug #3

(Under construction Feb 2004 - names not available)

 

Type: Vessel Assist Tug
Length:  
Construction: Steel
Owner:  
Builder: Diversified Shipyards, Portland, OR. 
Contact:  
Navel Architect: Robert Allan Ltd.
System: V-MAC Reliant

200' Tuna Fishing Vessel

Application Engineering and Setup by Ronald Torstrom, San Diego, CA

The installation was completed by the ship's electricians and is currently working in Mexico.

 

System: V-MAC Reliant


M/V Seabulk Veritas

MV SEABULK VERITAS

V-MAC was installed on the 195-foot survey vessel for service in the Gulf of Mexico.

System: V-MAC Reliant


MV Thomas C

MV THOMAS C

190-foot "M/V Thomas C" is stationed at Tom's River, just north of Atlantic City, NJ. She's a no-nonsense work boat, with four main engines paired up on two shafts, and four generators providing both AC and DC power. Primarily engaged in submarine cable installations, she may be quickly configured for a wide variety of applications.

System: V-MAC Reliant

V-MAC installed by the Thomas C crew.


Tug "Samand"

The Samand was on time-charter in Trinidad as a harbour assist tug and returned to her home port of Freeport, Grand Bahama Island July 27th, 1999. She will be stationed and equipped in the Bahamas as a salvage tug in a joint venture with Wijsmuller in addition to assisting VLCC/ULCC vessels at South Riding Point Terminal, Grand Bahamas. Samand was Built in 1976 at Scheepswerf Van Repelmonde, Belgium and is currently operated by Freepoint Towage Company under Bahamian flag.

    • LOA - 30m
    • Breadth - 10m
    • 2 x 2150bhp main engines - General Motors EMD 645 E5, 12 cylinder
    • 3 x Detroit auxiliary engines

V-MAC installed by Samand crew.

System: V-MAC Reliant


M/V Horizons

M/V Horizons

100-foot Sports Fishing Service Vessel. Horizons is the support vessel for a privately owned 65-foot sports fisherman stationed in the Caribbean.

System: Visual V-MAC

V-MAC maintained by

Cliff Easley of TAVCON, Corpus Christi, TX.


Swath Ocean (Similar to pictured vessel)

M/V Navegante

65' S.W.A.T.H. catamaran

V-MAC installed by SWATH Ocean Systems, CA. and Ronald Torstrom.

System: V-MAC Reliant and WinV-MAC


Williston Transporter

380' Ice Breaking, Log Carrying Ferry

V-MAC installed by DataStar (1996).

System: V-MAC Reliant and Visual V-MAC.

Monitor & Display:

4 Main Engines, 2 Generators, Fuel, Water and Holding Tanks, Fire, Flood and Watertight Doors.


Freepoint Tug #2

See tug "Samand" above. V-MAC installed by crew

 

System: V-MAC Reliant

Freepoint Tug #3

See tug "Samand" above. V-MAC installed by crew

 

System: V-MAC Reliant


Yachts and Pleasure Craft

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M/Y Regency - Hull #234 - Lloyd's

M/Y Milk & Honey - Hull #236 - Lloyd's

M/Y Four Wishes - Hull #237 - Lloyd's

 

M/Y Birgitta (Ex Cover Drive) - Hull #227 - Lloyd's

Builder: Palmer Johnson

System: Visual V-MAC


M/Y Unity

Builder: Palmer Johnson

 

System: Visual V-MAC

V-MAC maintained by

Cliff Easley of TAVCON, Corpus Christi, TX.

 

Hull #235

Classification: DNV


S/Y Zanabe

Length: 80 Feet

Construction: Wood

Built as a racing yacht in 1977, lengthened and converted to a pleasure yacht in 2003/4.


System: Visual V-MAC Installed and Configured By TAVCON Consultants

V-MAC maintained by
Cliff Easley of TAVCON, Corpus Christi, TX.


Far Horizons 58

Far Horizon 58' Passagemaker

Type:  Offshore Passagemaker
Length:  58'
Construction:  Steel
Builder:   Far Horizon Yachts, Inc. Seattle, WA.
Contact: William Berlin - Phone (206) 286-8063 Fax (206) 286-8463
Naval Architect:  Bray Yacht Design and Research

M/Y Rainbow

124’ Motor Yacht out of Palm Beach, Florida. The 56 channel V-MAC monitors engine, genset and bilges. V-MAC is connected to a digital dialing system to notify the crew of potential problems when not on board.

V-MAC installed by Captain John Doty and the Rainbow's crew.

Builder: Delta Marine Industries

System: V-MAC Reliant


M/V Saratoga

MY SARATOGA

60’ Alaskan Trawler Yacht located on Lake Union, Washington. The owners live on Saratoga and cruise extensively on the Pacific coast. Saratoga’s V-MAC allows for menu-driven system programming from any of the five keypad stations, as well as from a laptop computer. In addition to providing fire, flood and intrusion alarms, the system monitors the vessel's pumps, engines, navigational lights, and refrigeration system.

System: V-MAC Reliant


M/Y Oasis

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The MY Oasis, a 72 foot Alaskan Trawler yacht, received a DataStar system upgrade in late 1998. The new system includes 56 channels, which cover the main engine, two Northern Lights generators, flood/bilge, fire and burglar alarms, 6 keypads and Visual V-MAC. Visual V-MAC GUI interface for batteries. Oasis has cruised over 70,000 miles since the installation.

System: Visual V-MAC


M/Y The Boat III

70-foot Sports Fisherman operated out of Freeport, New York. V-MAC monitors engines, gensets, all tanks, AC power, batteries, flood, fire and security.

 

System: V-MAC Reliant and WinV-MAC


M/V Netanya V

135-foot yacht. - Installer: Voyager Systems

 

System: Visual V-MAC


M/Y Moana

M/Y Moana: 70-foot catamaran. V-MAC installed by Hamilton-Park.

 

System: V-MAC Reliant


Builder: Intermarine Savannah, GA

Three 95-foot yachts.

All three V-MAC systems were installed by Intermarine technicians.

Classification: ABS

System: 2 x V-MAC Reliant

System: 1 x Visual V-MAC

Voyager Systems


M/Y Askari

105' Expedition Yacht. V-MAC installed by Capt. Lon Munsey.

 

System: Visual V-MAC


M/Y Invader

Motor yacht, San Diego, CA.

 

System: V-MAC Reliant


M/Y Comanche (ex Water Spirit)

92' Sport Fisherman - Installer: Voyager Systems

 

System: V-MAC Reliant


M/Y Za Za (Ex Fortunate Sun)

Installer Voyager Systems
Builder Tacoma
Lenght 151' (45.3 m) 
Beam 31' (10 m) 
Draft 9' (2.7 m) 
Cruising Speed 12 knots
Crew Eight
Guests Ten
Staterooms Five : 5 king berths
Water Sports & Amenities Jacuzzi, 2 waverunners, snorkel gear, water-skis & scuba gear.
Visit www.luxuryachts.net/

System: Visual V-MAC


Last updated: Tuesday, September 11, 2007

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