NORTHSEABOATS

X2KDIVE/WORKBOAT

GENERALDESCRIPTION: The11.00metreX2Kisanadvanced,highspeeddesignwhichcanbeconfigured forsheerpleasure,diving,commercial,patrolormilitaryuse.Itofferssuperiorsea-keeping,efficiency,speedandsafetyinalloperatingconditionsandiswellsuitedforoffshore fishingandopenwatercrossings.Thiscutting-edgeDeepVdesignisbasedonthelatestoffshoreracinghullsandisCEApprovedtoCategory“C”.Thelongitudinalunderwatersteps reducehullresistancewhenplanningby10–15%,significantlyimprovingspeedandfuelefficiency.Theconfigurationisspecificallydesignedfordiving,withaforwardwindscreenandhelmconsoleprotectedbyalongfullwidthhardtopcanopy,coveringbacktotheaftendoftheforeandaftsidebench seatswhichhavecushionsandgearstorageunderneath.Aftofthebenchseatsareracksfor8tanksthen clearspaceatthegunwhalesfor“backflip”entryandaremovablediveladder.Cornerstep/seatsare fitted intheaftendofthecockpit,facilitatingentryinandoutoftheboatfromthesideswimladder.Between theseseatsisaliftoutsectionthatcreatesa4personrearsofa.Whenup,deckspaceisincreased forkitting up.Therearswimplatformsincreaseusablespace forgearandcrewretrievalandaidstern-tobeach landings.Thelockableforwardcabinhastwosinglebunksforthecrewandcanbeusedforgearand luggagestorage.Thediveladderconvenientlystowsawayontopofthecanopy.Atthebowa raisedrailcanbefittedforextrasafetyandtoassistpeopleboardingfromthebeach.Thereisaflushlidovertheanchorlockerwhichhousesastoragetubethatretainsafoldinganchor.Handrailsabovethe forwardwindscreenandalongthehardtopcanopyarethoughtfullycombinedwithwideteakcabin-sidewalkwaystomakemovementtoand fromthe foredeckbothcomfortableandsafe.The forwardcabinasitisinallmodels,hasadoubleVeeberth,withafoot-wellandgoodsittingheadroom.Awindscreenwipercanbe fitted forincreasedvisibilityinbadweather,ascanroll-downclearscreensalongthesidestoincreaseprotectionfromtheelements..Thecaptainsseat foldsdowntoallow forseatedorstandingsteering,andispositionedtogiveaclearviewofdiversboardingfromthesideladder.TheX2Kisspeciallydesignedtofitinastandard40foothigh-cubecargocontainer.Ensuringfast,easy,safe,costefficient,globalanddomestictransportation.Thisalsogivesadistinctadvantageforthose wishingtotrailertheirboat. CONSTRUCTION: Hand-laidcompositeGRP,withbalsa-coredsandwichbelowthechineandclosedcellhighdensityfoamsandwichinthedecks.Thehullismadeofmulti-directionalfibreglasslayers,withtwofulllengthre-inforcingstringers.Thebalsa/foamcoreincreasespanelstiffnessandreducestheweightusually associatedwithsolidGRPboats.Thisoffersgreatstrengthandrobustnessandmaximiseshullintegrityin theeventofacollision.Theboatisself-drainingasthecockpitdeckisabovethewaterline. ENGINESAND STEERING: Forsimplicityofmaintenanceandoperationtheboatispoweredbyoutboardmotors,usingtwomotorswithcounter-rotatingpropellerstomakesteeringlighterandmorebalanced.Thoughtshouldbegiventotheuseof4bladedstainlesssteelpropellers,astheyarelesspronetobreakfromimpacts.Theywillslightlyreducetop-endspeedbutincrease fuelefficiencyatcruisingspeeds.Thetop-mounttwingearshiftandthrottlecontrolsaregenuinepartsmatchingthebrandofengineselected.Controlsforbothenginesarelocatedsidebyside.Allinstrumentsandcontrolsareclearlyvisibleandaccessible. Steeringishydraulicwithalinkarmbetweenthe2engines.