Seawork trio comes up with the goods
19 Oct 2012
The system for Tidal Transit was designed and integrated at Mantsbrite prior to shipment to Mercurio’s boat yard in Spain
When Koden distributor and Seawork exhibitor Mantsbrite (www.mantsbrite.com) was approached by an established client to fit out new vessels with the latest electronic navigation equipment, a year-long process was put in place.
The order came from Leo Hambro and Adam Wright of fellow Seawork exhibitor Tidal Transit (www.tidal-transit.com) , whose company was making a significant investment in crew transfer vessels for North Sea wind farm developers.
The final electronics package consisted of an MDC-2510 12kW black box radar, a secondary MDC-2040 10.4” 4kW radar, a CVS-841 echosounder, a KAT-100 class A AIS, and a KGC-1 GPS compass, all from Koden. Other items included a Lorenz Magnum Pro Chart plotter, MF/HF radio, eight camera CCTV system, broadband satellite internet, satellite TV, autopilot, MOB system, and flat screen monitors.
All the groundwork was carried out in the UK. The agreed system was designed and integrated in Mantsbrite’s workshop in Maldon, where extensive testing was carried out prior to shipment to the Spanish boat yard of Seawork exhibitor Mercurio Plastics (www.mercurioplastics.com). The final Spanish phase was carried out in just four days.
David Ash, managing director of Mantsbrite said, “This has been one of our most interesting projects, where we’ve seen it through from the seeds of an idea to the final commissioning in the UK. Its success is due to the excellence of the equipment we provided, but also, in no small part, to the maintenance of a continuing dialogue between all parties concerned.”
The first boat, Ginny Louise, was delivered to Tidal Transit in December 2011 for immediate operation and Eden Rose was completed and delivered in May 2012, just prior to her appearance on the pontoons at Seawork, at which Mantsbrite, Mercurio Plastics and Tidal Transit all exhibited.
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