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April 2013 www.sname.org/sname/mt considerations went beyond the areas of temperature/ air ow control. Cabin height, shock mitigating seating with dropout seat pans in the cabin, aft fold-away gun- ners seat, and a forward shock-mitigating gunners seat integrated into the gun post all contribute to increased crew comfort and safety. ose gunners seats are part of the weapons capa- bility of the vessel, with a number of weapons racks and an integrated weapons-ready mounting system at the bow. e forward-mounted gunners platform enables 180-degree ring capability. Power is provided by twin 225-hp. Honda outboards using three-blade props, which enable speeds in excess of 40 knots, and the vessel has a minimum range of 200 nautical miles. It is of solid, welded construction, with foam otation below decks and in the gunnels, and a foam collar made of solid foam encased in impact-resis- tant urethane. e 28 Deant can be used for search and rescue operations, drug and coastal interdiction, and environ- mental and other law enforcement missions. More than 400 boats will be built for the USCG eet, while another 20 will be available to Customs and Border Protection, and another 10 available for purchase by the United States Navy. Its designed to meld all of the benecial factors of a cabin patrol boat while maintaining the free- dom of an open center console,? says Greg Lambrecht. e design also allows multiple types of propulsion and has already been delivered in a dual diesel jet congura- tion instead of the outboards. MTThe USCGs visibility requirements dictated there could be no more than two degrees of obstruction for the coxswain in any direction. SPECIFICA TIONS: DEFIANTLENGTH OVERALL, INCLUDING COLLAR AND OUTBOARD ENGINE PROTECTION BAR 31 ft. 8 in. LENGTH AT WATERLINE 26 ft. 2 in. LENGTH OVERALL ON TRAILER 36 ft. 10 in. BEAM OVERALL8 ft. 5 in. OPERATIONAL DRAFT DIW WITH ENGINES DOWN IN THE VERTICAL POSITION 33 in. DRAFT, ENGINES UP IN FULL TILT POSITION WATERLINE TO KEEL 19 in. HEIGHT, GROUND TO HIGHEST POINT WHILE ON TRAILER WITH RADAR MAST IN STOWED POSITION10 ft. 4 in. HEIGHT, GROUND TO HIGHEST FIXED POINT WHEN ON TRAILER WITH RADAR IN DEPLOYED POSITION 13 ft. 4 in. WEIGHT, FULLY OUTFITTED, NO CREW, WITH TRAILER9,960 lbs. WEIGHT, FULLY OUTFITTED, FUEL, NO TRAILER, NO CREW 8,400 lbs. PASSENGER CAPACITY AUXILIARY SEATING 2 persons FUEL TANK CAPACITY 110 gal. PROPULSION MACHINERY Twin Honda 225 HP four stroke outboard engines BLADE PROPELLERS 18? pitch Solas Honda MAXIMUM SPEED 45 knots CRUISING SPEED 25 knots RANGE200 nautical miles @ 25 knots