Tiverton Receives Harbor Patrol Boat From State
The DEM donated it during the summertime and went into service recently.
Tiverton's habormaster repaired and converted a relatively new patrol boat into full service in September. It's docked at Standish Boat Yard with a "Tiverton Harbor Patrol" logo painting on the hull.
It is the second donated boat to the fleet this year.
Harbormaster David Vannier said the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management donated a 26-foot 1997 Mako Patrol boat to the town in June to replace the "tired" 24-foot 1986 Romarine. Vannier said the Mako has two 2003 Yamaha 225-horsepower four-stroke engines and added they have less than 550 hours of combined use. The Romarine has a single 200-horsepower Yamaha engine with 1,600 hours of use.
Vannier said he made minor repairs to Marine 2, the new boat, such as fixing a trim/tilt piston leak and worn out trim tab. He removed the Romarine, Marine 1, from service in September.
With the DEM requiring every coastal town with an excess of 300 moorings, like Tiverton, to have a pumpout vessel for boat septic tanks, Vannier said he hopes to convert Marine 1 for that use.
"This coincides with Rhode Island being a no discharge state," he said in an email.
The town accepted a 19-foot water rescue boat last spring in memory of Gerald "Gerry" Leduc, a 25-year veteran of the Tiverton Fire Department. The Gerald Leduc Foundation made the donation.
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Rug Doctor
12:17 pm on Thursday, November 17, 2011
Gas hog and a waste of money!! Wait until one or both of engines die and look at the big bill the town will have to replace. There is no free lunch. This boat will cost lots of money to run and maintain. I will be on here saying I told you so when there is a sad story on how the boat is broken down and they need lots of money to fix it. Nice boat but more suited for an agency with deep pockets and ocean water.
Gerry Jones
9:34 pm on Friday, November 18, 2011
RD/Dave Nelson, you are a waste of oxygen and yet we tolerate you. Why the hard feelings against a BOAT???? When you raise our taxes again nex year, dave, I will be here to say " I told you so"!!! And when you don't get re-elected, I will be here to say, "I told you so"....
Joe Sousa.
5:46 am on Friday, November 25, 2011
This next budget will be another {over the cap battle} Just the added cost for unfunded pension liability will push us over the cap. The natives are about to become restless .The mismanagement and give away contracts are taking their toll.
IC FAT
Jim O'Dell
4:54 pm on Thursday, November 17, 2011
The next budget is already over the cap before the process even begins, tell your town councilors that enough is enough. Demand the immediate sale of the surplus buildings as twice approved at the FTM. Let's get the town finances under control before it's too late. Look at Central Falls, look at East Providence, and Woonsocket, Pawtucket and West Warwick are just behind them!!!! IC FAT