Posted on 1/13/2016
Metal Shark Aluminum Boats, Jeanerette, La., has delivered a new pilot boat to the Canaveral Pilots Association, Port Canaveral, Fla
The custom-built aluminum vessel was constructed at Metal Shark’s new facilities in Franklin, La.
Designed by Bill Preston of Marine Design in Gulf Breeze, Fla., the 48'×13'2"×5'4" pilot boat weighs in at 24,204 lbs., light. The boat is powered by a single, forward-mounted John Deere 13-liter 6135 SFM 75 M-4 diesel engine, producing 650 hp at 2,100 rpm.
The weight d...