Subject: Jim and Rhonda Hubbard Take Delivery of F/V KRUZOF, Lead Vessel of a New Generation 59' x 24' Freezer Longliner Design by Jensen Maritime Consultants
Jensen Maritime Consultants, Inc. (JMC) has recently completed the design for a new generation 59' x 24' freezer longliner. The Seattle naval architecture firm has designed the new vessel for Jim and Rhonda Hubbard of Seward, Alaska. Mid-Coast Marine, Coos Bay, Oregon delivered the vessel to the Owners on February 24, 1997.
JMC would like to thank Jim and Rhonda Hubbard for giving us the opportunity to design the KRUZOF, a vessel we feel represents the ultimate in small longliner design for Alaskan waters. We especially appreciated Jim's clear focus on safety, efficiency and comfort in the design of this new generation fishing vessel.
The 59' x 24' design targets small boat fishermen who are interested in producing value added products such as those fishermen with Individual Fishing Quotas in the Alaskan halibut and black cod fisheries.
The KRUZOF was built by Mid-Coast Marine Oregon at their shipyard in Coos Bay. Mid-Coast Marine was chosen from a competitive field of Northwest shipyards who submitted bids in response to a solicitation by Jensen Maritime for the Hubbards.
The design of the KRUZOF continues a JMC trend in the 1990's of maximizing capacity, technical content and comfort of new and converted fishing vessel designs based on length limits imposed by fishing regulations. In particular, the KRUZOF has many features found on vessels of 90' or larger.
The Hubbards' new vessel is equipped to longline for halibut, black cod and turbot. Future opportunities may also include crabbing and tendering. Fish is preserved in two insulated and fiberglass lined cargo holds by refrigerated sea water or freezing. The two holds will contain a total of about 150,000 pounds of fish in refrigerated sea water, or about 120,000 pounds of frozen fish.
The KRUZOF's full bodied hull is complimented with a bulbous bow formed integrally to the hull to enhance hull resistance and seakeeping. The hull has also been designed so that the KRUZOF could be easily lengthened in the future by the addition of a midbody.
The KRUZOF's hull and foremast are steel and the pilot house and aft mast are aluminum. There is also a removable aluminum shelter deck to facilitate open deck crabbing and tendering operations.
As previously stated, crew comfort and efficiency were paramount in the design, and after some preliminary research by Jensen Maritime and Jim Hubbard, a decision was made to locate the engine room forward, the cargo holds amidships, and three levels of quiet accommodations aft.
The focsle house above the engine room contains the refrigeration compressor machinery and a walk-in freezer.
The fishing and processing space is amidships directly above the cargo holds. This is where the fish will be hauled aboard, headed and gutted, and frozen in two plate freezers before being stored in the holds. The hook room is at the aft end of the vessel on the port side. This is from where the hooks will be baited and the gear set.
The accommodations are all aft near the stern. Below decks there are two comfortable staterooms, each having four berths, lockers, a sink and mirror. The large galley and mess area are located on the main deck level next to the hook room, as well as a bathroom and laundry facility. The captain's stateroom and adjoining bathroom are located aft of the pilot house on the shelter deck level. The spacious pilot house is on the elevated bridge deck level, providing excellent visibility in all directions.
The carpenters at Mid-Coast Marine did an outstanding job of finishing the house with a combination of laminates, floor and ceiling coverings, and oiled Honduras mahogany trim, all to colors well chosen by Rhonda Hubbard.
Argonaut Marine of Seattle performed the numerical control (NC) lofting in support of fabrication of the steel and aluminum structure for the builder, Mid-Coast Marine. Farwest Steel in Eugene, Oregon provided the structural materials and plate cutting.
The KRUZOF's vessel particulars are as follows:
Length, overall
59'-5"
18.1 m
Breadth, molded
24'-0"
7.32 m
Depth, molded to main deck
12'-3"
3.73 m
Depth, molded to shelter deck
21'-0"
6.40 m
Displacement, lightship
140 Long Tons
Displacement, full load
255 Long Tons (which is about 50% more than other "large" vessels of this length)
Register tonnage
192 Gross Tons
Crew complement
9 maximum, 5 normal
Main engine
500 HP, Lugger L-6140A By Alaska Diesel Electric
Reduction gear
Twin Disc MG-516,. 6.00:1 ratio
Propulsion shafting
5" stainless steel tail shaft, 4" steel line shaft
(1) 40 HP & (1) 20 HP Compressors By Alaska Marine Refrigeration
Watermaker
900 gallons per day, Maxim
Longline hauler
Nordic Machine
Knuckle boom crane
Gateway Equipment
Fish hold volume (two holds)
3069 Cu feet
86.90 cu m
Fuel oil
9588 Gallons
36,339 L
Lube oil
159 Gallons
603 L
Hydraulic oil
333 Gallons
1262 L
Waste oil
126 Gallons
477 L
Fresh water
1893 Gallons
7174 L
Sewage holding tank
128 Gallons
485 L
Once again, Jensen Maritime Consultants would like to extend our appreciation to all who made this project possible, especially Jim and Rhonda Hubbard, and Mid-Coast Marine. We sincerely wish the best of luck to the KRUZOF and her Owners and crew.
