THE BIGGEST CRAY BOAT IN AUSTRALIA HAS LAUNCHED
Rock lobster fisher Clay Bass has revealed that the largest rock lobster fishing boat in Australia has been launched.
OWNERS OF POPPA G. GEORGE BASS (L) AND CLAY (R) – ROCK LOBSTER FISHERS
“It’s on the water now and the sea trials have all been finished. The next step is to fine-tune the electronics.”
“12 months it took to complete from start to finish. We are hoping that when the new season (in mid-January 2019) commences, it will be fully operational,” he said.
The building of the boat saw local businesses also getting involved, greatly benefiting the regional, Mid-West community.
“The boat was designed and constructed all by local businesses. The aluminium hull was built in Geraldton which was then trucked down to Dongara where the wheel house, engineering, hydraulics, plumbing and wiring was all completed in Port Denison.”
“It’s the largest lobster boat in Australia in terms of beam and capacity – the length stretches to 24 meters.”
“24 meters is generally the longest that most lobster boats go to because of the manning and survey requirements.”
Clay said that upsizing was a no-brainer as they needed a vessel capable of carrying more live product.
“The boat can hold up to 200+ crates of lobster which amounts to in excess of 6 tonnes.”
THE BOAT CAN HOLD 200+ CRATE OF LOBSTER, EQUALLY IN EXCESS OF 6 TONNES.
“Everything is all to do with quality of lobster these days.”
“We have put the latest technology we can into the vessel to ensure that we have a very high-quality standard of product coming ashore.”
The boat also comes fitted with the latest technology including control systems, sounders and radars.
“POPPA G is also multipurpose vessel easily adapted to various marine industries. It includes a wet line licence and shortly – a tourist charter licence.”
NOT JUST A CRAY BOAT… THIS BEAUTY CAN MULTI-TASK AND HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO DO MORE THAN ONE JOB.
“Our wet line licence allows us to service a fresh seafood shop as well. Our store ‘Seaz’ – has been in operation since March this year and gives the community the opportunity to enjoy fresh local seafood from their local fishers!”
Find out more information about Seaz via: https://www.facebook.com/SeazDenisonSeafood/ or email the team at [email protected]
