Sweet 16 Design

Attached are some photos of my completed Sweet 16 Tug Boat. A friend and I have built two of these Tugs, one each, over the last 28 months, working together on each others vessels.

We have altered the original Ken Hankinson design by removing the Rear Cabin and incorporating a small Engine Box/ Storage Locker. The two Side Doors to the Pilot House were deleted and a rear facing Sliding Cabin Door incorporated. The vessels are intended for short trips around the canals and inland water ways of the Peel Estuary and seating space is more a priority than a bed!

The vessel has a 3 Cylinder 21 HP Yanmar inboard diesel driving a 3 bladed, 19 inch diameter prop through a 3.22 to 1 reduction gear box. There are two 10.5 Gal Stainless Steel fuel tanks installed in each boat. The boats have a 7 inch, remote controlled Search Light, AM/FM Radio – CD Player, VHF Radio, GPS Navigation and a brass Steam Whistle driven from a 12 volt air compressor via a pressure reservoir. A small Solar Panel has been installed on the Pilot House roof to trickle charge the two 12 volt batterys.

Regards, Brian Bawcombe Mandurah, Western Australia

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