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C h e et a h M ari n e’ s W al k- Ar o u n d C a bi n b o at cl a s s t o pr o vi d e s h ort- h o p c h art er s a cr o s s t h e S ol e nt, c o n n e cti n g t h e U K m ai nl a n d t o t h e I sl e of Wi g ht.


T h e fir st b o at i n t h e fl e et, Fl ui d T a xi 1 , h a s b e e n a c c e pti n g pri v at e c h art er s si n c e M a y. E d w ar d O’ K a n e, C h e et a h M ari n e g e n er al m a n a g er, t ell s S hi p & B o at I nt er n ati o n al t h at t h e W al k- Ar o u n d C a bi n cl a s s h a s b e e n m a d e a v ail a bl e i n t w o v er si o n s, wit h v ar yi n g b e a m s. “ T h e 1 1. 2 m x 3. 7 m m o d el h a s a m a xi m u m c a p a cit y of 1 2 p a s s e n g er s a n d t w o cr e w, all s e at e d o n s h o c k- miti g ati o n s e ati n g,” s a y s O’ K a n e. Fl ui d T a xi 1 c o m pri s e s t hi s l ar g er m o d el. O’ K a n e c o nti n u e s: “ T h e 9. 5 m x 3. 4 m v er si o n will b e a v ail a bl e wit h a c a p a cit y of si x p a s s e n g er s a n d t w o cr e w.”


B ot h t y p e s dr a w 4 5 0 m m a n d, wit h cr e w a n d p a s s e n g er s af et y i n mi n d, f e at ur e w at erti g ht w e at h er d e c k s, r ei nf or c e d h ull s a n d g u ar dr ail s. Fl ui d T a xi 1 i s fitt e d wit h t wi n H o n d a 2 5 0 o ut b o ar d s wit h 3 0” s h aft s, w hi c h gr a nt t h e b o at a cr ui si n g s p e e d of b et w e e n 2 5 - 3 0 k n ot s a n d a f u el c o n s u m pti o n r at e of 3. 5litr e s p er mi n ut e, d e p e n di n g o n l o a d.


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a n o v er all l e n gt h of 2 7. 6 m, a m o ul d e d b e a m of 1 0 m, a m o ul d e d d e pt h of 4. 1 7 m a n d a dr a u g ht of 4. 3 5 m. It i s p o w er e d b y t w o M T U 1 2 V 4 0 0 0 M 5 3 di e s el e n gi n e s, e a c h r at e d 1, 3 8 0 k W at 1, 8 0 0r p m, w hi c h w or k wit h S c h o ft el S R P 3 4 0 Z- dri v e s wit h 2. 1 m - di a m et er fi x e d - pit c h pr o p ell er s. O n b o ar d c a p a citi e s i n cl u d e 7 1 m 3 w at er a n d 2 5 m 3


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M T U 1 6 V 4 0 0 0 M 6 3 di e s el e n gi n e s r at e d 1, 9 2 0 k W at 1, 6 0 0r p m, dri vi n g fi x e d- pit c h, n o z zl e d pr o p s t hr o u g h Z F W 1 0 2 3 0 r e v er s e r e d u cti o n g e ar b o x e s. T hi s t u g i s al s o fi tt e d wit h a V et h b o w t hr u st er wit h a 6 0 0 m m- di a m et er pr o p ell er.


B ot h t u g s ar e fitt e d wit h P al m ari n e aft t o wi n g wi n c h e s. I n s e a tri al s, Y T 0 2 7 a c hi e v e d a b oll ar d p ull of 4 5. 8t o n n e s a n d a s p e e d of 1 3. 1 k n ot s a h e a d, w hil e A T 0 1 0 r e c or d e d a b oll ar d p ull of 6 1. 1t o n n e s a n d a s p e e d of 1 3. 8 k n ot s a h e a d. ■


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T h e 1 1. 2 m Fluid Taxi 1 c a n b e b o o k e d f o r t ri p s a c r o s s t h e S ol e nt


At pr e s e nt, p a s s e n g er s c a n b o o k t h e cr aft b y e m aili n g t h e Fl ui d T a xi c h art er t e a m wit h t h eir j o ur n e y r e q uir e m e nt s, t h o u g h a s m art p h o n e b o o ki n g a p p i s i n d e v el o p m e nt. ■


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