Samuel Clemens

General Specifications

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Deck Arrangements

Name Samuel Clemens
Style Paddlewheeler (No wheel)
Builder St. Louis Ship / Humbolt Shipyard
Hull Displacement
USCG Certified Yes
USCG Dry Dock June 2015
USCG Official Number 269466
Passenger Capacity 235
Dinning Capacity 100
Gross Tonnage 77
Net Tonnage 55
Speed (approx.) Cruising: 6 mph @ 1,300 RPM
Maximum: 8 mph @ 1,800 RPM
Built 1955
LOA 75′ 0″
LWL 60.6′
Beam 25’0″
Hull Depth 4.8′
Draft Water 5’6″ Air 35’6″
Route Certification Lakes, Bays and Sounds
Hull Material Steel
Deckhouse Material Steel
Tank Capacities 2,000 gallons steel

 

Accommodations and Layout

The vessel is arranged with entrance to the main cabin salon via entry doors off the bow and aft on starboard and port.  Cargo doors are aft of amidships on port and starboard.  The open second (01) deck is accessed via a forward centerline stairway, or via or an aft centerline stairway.  The open third (02) hurricane deck is accessed via a stairway forward and aft on port or starboard.  The wheelhouse is raised from the hurricane deck.

WHEELHOUSE

  • Control station with engine instrumentation (i.e., tachometer, engine oil pressure)
  • Morse clutch and throttle controls
  • Fog bell
  • Kahlenberg D-2 trumpet horn
  • Carlisle Finch manual controlled 1,000 watt searchlight
  • Chart table
  • One ICOM M0504 VHF/FM marine radio with antenna
  • Aiphone/Intercom
  • Raytheon model R40X (21 mile) radar with an array antenna
  • Ritchie Powerdamp compass
  • Murphy model MT-90 digital tachometer
  • Teac model TR-460 AM/FM receiver, Zone Pro model 640 digital zone processor

BEVERAGE BAR

  • Custom built mahogany and cherry bar with a mahogany and maple top
  • Two stainless steel ice bins
  • Single portion stainless steel sink
  • LED bar top lighting
  • True model TD-65-24 chest cooler
  • True model TWT 93 three door under counter refrigeration
  • ER 290 cash register

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  • 33.0 kW three phase Northern Lights model M33C generator powered by a Toyota marine diesel 4 cylinder three phase generator with fuel filter (9,900 hours – January 2016) – starboard
  • 30.0 kW three phase Delco generator powered by a Detroit Diesel 1200 RPM 371 marine diesel 3 cylinder three phase generator with fuel filter (2,100 hours – January 2016) – rebuilt 2011- port
  • Generators are keel cooled
  • 60 AMP/Three phase shore power
  • 120 VAC lighting
  • 120 VAC duplex outlets
  • Two 24 VDC 8D battery banks
  • Two 12 VDC 8D battery banks
  • Battery charger with DC meter
  • Carrier 120,000 BTU/10 ton air conditioning system. (condenser needs replacement and air handlers require service)
  • Bilge system with manifold. This system also operates the fire system
  • Internationally approved navigation lights (i.e., port light, starboard light, stern light, masthead light, anchor light)

HULL, SUPERSTRUCTURE AND DECKS

  • 1/4” and 5/16” (lazaerette) welded steel plate hull on 6” ribs with 48” centers
  • 2” x 2” hull stringers on 16” centers
  • Five watertight compartments formed by four transverse bulkheads
  • Anchor locker
  • Boarding gates: three forward and two aft on the main deck. One on starboard on the second (01) deck
  • Twelve steel kevels
  • Non skid exterior decks
  • Deck fittings:
    Electrical: Bow/star
    Waste: Starboard/midship
    Water: Port/midship
    Fuel: Port/starboard/fwd

MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AND ENGINE DETAILS

  • 6 cylinder naturally aspirated four-stroke cycle 250 hp @ 2100 RPM Cummins 250 NH series with a Twin Disc MG 509 3:1 marine gear – keel cooled – starboard
  • 6 cylinder naturally aspirated four-stroke cycle 250 hp @ 2500 RPM John Deere model 6068 with a 3:1 Twin disc MG 505 marine gear – heat exchanger cooled – port
  • Engine hours – January 2016 – 5,474 port, 0 starboard (overhaul 2016)
  • Dry exhaust thru aft stacks
  • 40” x 26 pitch Michigan Workhorse four blade brass propellers.
  • One spare propeller.
  • Boarding stage

HEADS

The vessel is equipped with two heads, each containing the following:

  • One toilet in the men’s and two toilets in the women’s
  • Two urinals in the men’s
  • One sink with a faucet in men’s head, two sinks in the women’s head (renovated in 2011)
  • Cabinet
  • Toilet paper dispenser
  • Paper towel dispenser

SAFETY EQUIPMENT

  • 240 type II adult size personal flotation devices (stowed in deck boxes)
  • 45 type II child size personal flotation devices (stowed in deck boxes)
  • Three Jim Buoy 30” life rings with lines
  • One illuminated float light
  • Eight BII CO2 fire extinguishers
  • Pyrotechnic distress signals
  • Fire Ax
  • Two fire stations including: two 11/2” UL approved rubber lined hoses with adjustable nozzles (fog/stream)

FINISH

  • Exterior coating: epoxy/polyurethane
  • Exterior decks: epoxy
  • Interior decks:
    Salon: carpet
    Heads: Rubber
    Galley/Bar: Rubber
    Wheelhouse: carpet
  • Headliner: acoustical tile
  • Interior Bulkheads:
    Salon: laminate/paint
    Heads: paint and bead board
    Galley: wood

REMARKS

The SAMUEL CLEMENS is in good condition. She is very well suited for sightseeing, meal and charter cruises. The hull was re-skinned in 1993. The wheelhouse was updated in 2012.

EXCLUSIONS

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