In mid-April Jemison Marine of Bayou LaBatre, Alabama, is looking to launch its latest vessel – a 86x24ft scalloper.
The vessel is being built for a northeast US client to a design by Travis Carver of Sterling Marine Ltd.
The Cummins main engine has been installed and, as of December 2012, work is well underway on building the house.
The main propulsion for the new vessel will be a Cummins QSK19-M engine producing 600hp at 1800rpm. The engine will turn a 5.5-inch shaft to a 73.25x74inch propeller in a nozzle.
The main deck house will include a separate galley and mess with heads and showers for the crew. Accommodation will be provided with a single cabin, a four-person cabin and an additional six bunks in the fo’c’sle. The elevated bridge deck includes a skipper’s cabin. Between the wheelhouse door and the end of the main deck house, wings extend to the bulwarks to create a shelter deck that continues for several feet past the end of the deckhouse. This provides a large covered area with three shucking stations.
The winch controls are also located aft in the shelter deck with a pair of Pullmaster winches mounted on the deck above. This gives the warp lines a straight line aft to the gallows-mounted blocks over the net drum.
