Golden Dolphin
Saloon - Living area
Saloon - Living area
Galley
Sleeping quarters
Bridge
Bridge
Bridge
Bridge
Exterior
Back Deck
Lab Space
Lab Space
Research Vessel - "Golden Dolphin"
| Description | 75’ Wood/Fiberglass Vessel
1967 Drake Craft built in Oxnard, California. Equipped for Hydrographic Survey, Fisheries Research, and/or transporting live fish in circulating sea water tanks. |
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| Specifications | ||
| Length | 75 feet (22.7 m) overall | |
| Beam | 22.5 feet (6.9 m) | |
| Draft | 6.5 feet (2.0 m) | |
| Speed | Cruise 10 knots, 1000 mile range, 22 gal/hr | |
| Main Power | Two Cummins Diesel Engines, Each 525 hp | |
| AC Power | One 33 kW Northern Lights Generator, 240 VAC Single-Phase | |
| One12 kW Northern Lights Generator, 240 VAC Single-Phase | ||
| One 4 kW Trace Inverter | ||
Navigation Equipment:
Bridge
- One Furuno DRS6ANXT 72-mile solid state radar with 6-foot antenna
- One Furuno FR7112 72-mile radar with 6-foot antenna
- Two HP desktop computers running Nobeltec TZ professional navigation software
- One Furuno SC50 sat compass
- One Furuno FA150 AIS system
- One Furuno Nav 500 autopilot
- Two Furuno GP-36 DGPS receivers
- One Furuno FCV1900 – 50/200khz 3kw echo sounder
- One Furuno FCV 628 – 6 inch 50/200khz echo sounder
- One Ross 250C chart recorder 100khz 1kw with D600 digital indicator
- One Globalstar SAT FI satellite phone
- One SEA 322 150w SSB radio
- One SEA 225 150w SSB radio
- One ICOM M605 VHF radio with DSC and distress call functions
- Three SEA 156 VHF radios
- One Galaxy DX2547 CB radio
- One ICOM R75 HF receiver
- One MKDYMEK DA100D active shortwave antenna
- One Ross Model 1201 weather fax receiver
- One Kenwood DDX6704S stereo system
- One Ross vessel alarm system
Lab
- One SEA 156vhf
- One Furuno DG-36 DGPS receiver
- One Furuno RD30 depth and temp display
- One Cobra 148GTL CB radio
- One WASSP multi beam system with SC30 heading sensor
- One HP desktop computer for general use with four 17-inch monitors and one 32-inch flat panel TV
| Live Tanks for Fish | One 3,000 gallon tank | |
| Two 550 gallon tanks | ||
| Circulating sea water is provided by two 5 hp electric pumps, and one ¾ hp electric pump. | ||
| Deck Equipment | 1.5 ton Hydraulic Crane for equipment handling and temporary overboard mounting of transducers – slow speed. | |
| Cable winch used for dropping instrument packages. 500 meters, coaxial cable with slip rings. 500 pound working capacity. May also be used with standard wire rope. |
“The Golden Dolphin is an ideal platform for testing new equipment and for charters. The galley, living space, bunk room, and work area are very comfortable and efficient. I do not hesitate in contracting the Golden Dolphin when my work fits its capability.”
Stan Tomich