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Engines: Two 3208 turbo charged and after cooled 435 horsepower versions
Multiple 12, 24 and 48 volt DC flooded and AGM Sealed battery banks
Hydraulic tiller steering
Twenty plus uniquely installed solar panels with multiple voltage inverters to provide house power
Auxiliary 12.5 KW Onan diesel generator
Modern galley, with S.S. Appliances and main salon
360-degree view bridge deck
On deck fuel tank room with two, 750-gallon fuel tanks
New aluminum safety railings on fore deck
Two bathrooms. With USCG Approved MSD system
Re-enforced coach roof for 10,000-pound live load and H-frame hydraulic winching system
Telescoping twin aft davits
Extended diver deployment platform
Twin Large 42” by 72” removable hydraulic excavation trim planes. See photos.
Three tons of Solar Powered 48 volt DC split air conditioning systems
Clean sine wave DC to AC Inverters
We used the Enterprise as a working research vessel and dive platform, then started experimenting with solar power applications with some success and this course has brought us here today... Millions of dollars have been spent to create a unique hull design that literally slides through the water. The concept of "boost propulsion", with its instantaneous torque and added horsepower may be all that is needed for our Enterprise to achieve, reach and maintain her original designed hull speed. There is no question the emission reductions will be of benefit to the environment and provide operational fuel cost reductions but.... for the MRV Enterprise to "Fly" 30 to 45 knots once more will change the way future power catamaran hull designs may be constructed.
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MANAGEMENT COMPANY for AZURE CAT
www.chumsociety.org www.azurecat.net
Coastal Historic Undersea Management Society, (CHUMS) was first conceived 20 years ago. In 1987 the U.S. Federal Courts of the Southern District awarded Jupiter Wreck Inc. (JWI), ownership rights to a 17th century historic shipwreck site located just off of the Jupiter Inlet in South Florida. Archaeologist first introduced us to the concept of its management by a not-for-profit institution. I was building a marine service business at the time and seized upon the opportunity to channel my marina’s resources to our then fledgling undersea exploration and adventure. Time passed and our combined practical knowledge base grew. It has always remained a goal throughout these many years for this evolutionary step to be implemented when the public good could best be served.
