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MS San Marino

The MS San Marino (Motor Ship San Marino) is a trawler 65 feet long and 65 tons of displacement, designed to effectuate long transoceanic voyages in cold and hot weathers, handled by one person

Thoroughly tested in 14 years at sea, more than 33,000 miles navigated, rough seas and rivers in diverse temperatures.

Trawler is a motor vessel derived from the fishing boats of the Northern Pacific - known to be one of the roughest seas around the globe - with violent storms, in winter and summer, with strong gales, caused by the different pressures of the cold water vs. the heat of the valleys.

These Fishing vessels operate the coast of the Pacific, year round.

MS San Marino, was conceived and constructed by Sergio Castello Branco, designed by David Napier (Florida, USA), chief designer for Bertram Yachts at the time.

Built under the guidance of ABS (American Bureau of Shipping) and it's rigorous rules in all aspects of construction, receiving it's maximum classification "Lotus A1+ AMS", the first small brazilian vessel to receive it. It means that the MS San Marino can navigate any sea in the planet.

The construction was overseen by Arthur Rhussi Jr. from ABS and his crew of naval engineers.

The initial hull project was submitted to computer testing, was recalculated by ABS, , all hydrostatic curves were calculated by the Brazilian Navy and tested once more when finished by ABS.

MS San Marino is the first trawler built in Brazil with autonomy and strength to effectuate long voyages in dangerous waters.

MS San Marino has a range of 2,500 miles, important for navigating the Arctic Seas where the ports are scarce. The distance between Honolulu and San Francisco is 2,200 miles. Covering this passage, any part of the world can be reached, except for Eastern Island.

San Marino is "self rightening", able to suffer inclinations of any angle, including capsizing, always returning to her original position.

The vessel was designed to be a living habitat on waters and dry land. Using her "legs" we can winter on dry land, not inflicting any damage to the hull with the freezing waters, the "legs" are easily withdrawn when the aprox. 10 meters of tides from the defrosting of the Arctic rivers arrive.

LOA (length overall) — 19.83 m - 65.06 feet.
LWL (length at water level) — 17.06 m - 55.99 feet.
Beam — 5.85 m - 19.19 feet.
BWL (beam at water level) — 5.28 m - 17.34 feet.
Depth — 3.41 m - 11.2 feet.
Draft — 1.70 m - 5.57 feet.

Displacement — 65 tons - 143.300 lbs.
Maximum speed — 12 knots.
Displacement speed — 8 knots.

Construction material — solid reinforced fiberglass, laminated with 10 cm - 4 inches.
Bow— extremely resistant, shielded with stainless steel plate for encounters with ice.
Prow— long keel with smooth decline, allowing the hull to mount on top of eventual ice blocks.
Keel — led and fiberglass 6 tons - 13,227 lbs.
Windows and hatches — 14mm e 12mm, tempered glass, bullet proof.
Motors — 2 Detroit Diesel Corp. 6-71 N, injectors N70, 220 Hp each, no electronics, no turbine, natural aspiration.
Transmission — Twin Disk MG 509 2.,48:1.
Fuel Capacity - 12,000 liters - 3170 gallons - with heating.

ELECTRIC

Generator — Alaska Diesel - Northern Lights M6414DL, 50 KW, Lugger-John Deere engine, 120 Hp, no turbine, natural aspiration.
Service Batteries — Excide, Gel, two 2v, 6 batteries banks, 2,400 A total.
Instrument backup batteries — 180 A.
Motor and generator batteries — 3x, dedicated 180 A each.
Battery chargers — 4x - 380 A, and 250 A - 2 alternators.
Inverters —  220v and 110v.

NAVIGATION

Computer with plotters Maptech Offshore Navigator and C-Map, Visual Passage Planner 2,Vessel Management System.
Electronic charts
2 Furuno autopilots
2 GPS
1 GPS handheld
2 Furuno Radars
3 Electronic compasses
Brookhouse NMEA Multiplexer
Raymarine/Autohelm – Depth, Speed, Wind, Electronic Compass, Multi (3x), Graphic (3x).
Sonar

COMMUNICATIONS

1 radio VHF fixed
3 portable VHF radios
SSB
Inmarsat M - satellite phone
Inmarsat C - telex, navtex, fax and e-mail via satellite

LIFE A BOARD

Fresh Water — 2,500 liters - 660 gallons.
Watermakers — Two, with capacity to produce 4,000 of fresh water daily, extremely pure, runs through a Ultra Violet anti-bacteria system, dirt filter, oil filter, carbon-activated filter to remove any odor and taste.
Thermal Isolation — 10 cm expanded polyurethane.
Heating — Webasto, german, ideal for the Arctic, using a diesel burning boiler and water circulation throughout the bilges and compartments, it's safe and prevents freezing of water and waste piping - electrical backup
Air conditioning — Eastern Marine, 100,000 BTU, 9 evaporators, circulates cold water through bilges and compartments.
Waste management — bio-active system, black water tank with aerobic bacteria treatment to avoid pollution.
Polluting trash — compacted with a trash compactor.
Biologic trash — macerated with a trash macerator.

DIVING

compressor
2 tanks
1 small tank for emergencies

OTHER

Tender 1 — Flexboat 15' with Yamaha 40hp 2 stroke engine.
Tender 2 — Avon 10' with Yamaha 15hp 4 stroke engine.
Davits — 2x 400 kg and 1x 700kg.

 
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