General Specifications
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| Name | Nellie Bly |
| Style | Open Motor Launch |
| Builder | Unknown (Portsmouth, NH) |
| Hull | Displacement |
| USCG Certified | Yes |
| USCG Dry Dock | January 31, 2025 |
| USCG Official Number | 279614 |
| Route Certification | Rivers |
| Passenger Capacity | 49 |
| Gross Tonnage | 19 |
| Net Tonnage | 13 |
| Speed (approx.) | Cruising: 8 knots @ 1,500 RPM Maximum: 10 knots @ 1,800 RPM |
| Built | 1944 |
| LOA | 49′ |
| LWL | 49‘ |
| Beam | 13′ |
| Hull Depth | 4.8′ |
| Freeboard Depth | 3′ |
| Draft | Water: 5′ Air 11′ |
| Hull Material | Wood |
| Deckhouse Material | Wood |
| Tank Capacities | Fuel: 300 gallons Waste: 40 gallons Potable Water: 8 gallons |
WHEELHOUSE
- Control station with engine instrumentation (i.e., tachometer, engine oil pressure, ammeters, hour meters)
- Bilge alarm system
- Sea Star by Teleflex hydraulic steering system
- Morse cable clutch and throttle controls
- Fog bell
- 18” searchlight
- Two ICOM model IC-M4025 VHF/FM marine radio with antenna (1 NEW 2024)
- Furuno NavNet VX2 radar/GPS plotter (NEW 2024)
- Raymarine digital depth sounder
- Ritchie magnetic compass (NEW 2024)
- Helm seat
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Battery charger
- Internationally approved navigation lights (i.e., port light, starboard light, stern light, masthead light, anchor light)
HULL, SUPERSTRUCTURE AND DECKS
- Wood hull and framing
- Five compartments formed by four transverse bulkheads.
- Boarding gates: two forward and two amidships
- Deck fittings:
- Waste: port/star
- Fuel: port/star
MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AND ENGINE DETAILS
- Single 6-cylinder 250 HP Detroit Diesel model 6-71 1062-5000 marine 2 stroke diesel engines, fuel filters, seawater strainers with seacocks (REBUILT 2022)
- Hours: Under 300 – October 2024
- Twin disc model MG-509 2.00:1 marine gear.
- Tides Marine dripless shaft seal
- Engine room insulation
- 25” x 16 three blade bronze propeller
- 2” steel shaft
- Type III Marine Sanitation Device (MSD)
- 8-gallon water heater (NEW 2024)
HEADS
- The vessel is equipped with one head:
- Toilet
- Sink and faucet.
- Two toilet paper dispensers
- Two paper towel dispensers
SAFETY EQUIPMENT
- 55 type I adult size personal flotation devices
- 33 type I child size personal flotation devices
- 1 30” life rings one with line
- 1 1–BC and 1 A fire extinguishers
- FE-241 fixed fire suppression system
- Pyrotechnic distress signals
- Two fire stations including: two 1 1/2” UL approved rubber lined hoses with brass or bronze fittings, two brass or bronze nozzles, two brass or bronze hose bibs. The bilge pump system operates the fire system also.
- Fire axe
- 406 MHZ EPIRB
- 40 lb. Danfoth style anchor
FINISH
- Exterior coating: Coating
- Interior decks:
- Salon: Wood
- Heads: Vinyl
- Galley/bar: Wood
- Headliner: Wood
- Interior Bulkheads:
- Salon: Wood
ACCOMMODATIONS AND LAYOUT
The vessel is arranged with entry off amidships port and starboard. Midship aft is the head located on port. The main deck is arranged with fixed seating for optimum sightseeing.
REMARKS
The NELLIE BLY is in good condition.
EXCLUSIONS
N/A
Pinnacle Marine Corporation offers the details of this vessel in good faith but does not and cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct their agents, or their surveyor(s), to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice