SABIDAN, LUXURIOUS TWIN-SCREW MOTOR CRUISER BUILT FOR BRITISH OWNERSHIP

Sabidan, a motor cruiser with a welded steel hull and an aluminium-alloy superstructure connected to the main deck by tri-clad explosion bonding, was built at Porsius Shipyard, Zaandam (Netherlands), to a design by the Amsterdam firm W. de Vries-Lentsch. The article, which includes general-arrangement drawings and an equipment list, briefly describes this yacht (no dimensions are given). Features include: teak-lined external decks; spacious living quarters; four double-bed guest cabins, a twin-bed skipper's cabin, and two crew cabins; two 405kW Mercedes Benz OM424A marine Diesel main engines, driving twin screws through reduction gearboxes, with control from the wheelhouse or the bridge wings; two 50kVA Diesel/generator sets; Racal Decca machinery surveillance and alarm system; two freshwater generators; sewage treatment system; Vosper stabilisers; satellite navigation and communication systems (Satnav and Satcom).

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Holland Shipbuild., 35 (1986), p. 27 (Nov.) [3 pp., 1 fig., 7 phot.]
• Publication Date: 1986

Language

• English

Subject/Index Terms

• Old TRIS Terms: Sabidan
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00691182
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Maritime Technology
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 14 1995 12:00AM