441 September 2007

Graham Gulf Commissions a Special Boat

1&2. The Gayla Graham alongside the fitting out dock at C&G's Mobile facility.

The Graham name is well known in the Gulf of Mexico maritime world with family ownership of fleet operator Graham Gulf and the C&G Boat Works in Mobile Alabama. As Graham Gulf’s newest crew boat leaves the C&G Boat Works and goes into service this month it will mark a special memorial. The 165-foot vessel is named for Gayla Graham, sister to Janson Graham and a partner in the firm, who died tragically in an auto accident last year. The Gayla Graham is getting every extra attention to detail that her builders can provide in honor of her namesake. Larry Smith, who overseas the Graham Gulf jobs in the shipyard, said, “We’re doing a special job on this one. When it leaves the yard it’s going to look good.”

Richard Lee, one of C&G's 300 workers, takes the same care on the M/V Gayla Graham that he does on the '64 Chevy pick-up that he is restoring at home.

The boat is built to comply with Subchapter T rules and full class in accordance with ABS High Speed Craft Guide. This classification allows for 80 passengers. In addition the 29-foot beam and 14-foot mid-ship depth contain tankage for approximately 37,000 gallons of rig water, 1,500 gallons of potable water and 50,000 gallons of fuel. The boat’s four Cummins KTA50 M2 engines, each rated for 1800 hp at 1900 RPM, turning propellers through ZF 4600 gears with ratios of 2.529:1 ratios, are expected to give the vessel speeds in the 25-knot range.

For further information:

Mickey Cook
C&G boat Works, Inc.
401 Cochran Bridge, Hwy. 98
Mobile, AL 36603
Phone: (251) 694 1300
Fax: (251) 394 1373
E-mail: mcook@cgboatworks.com

Larry Neff
Marine Marketing Manager
Cummins Mid-South Inc.
3422 Georgia Pacific Ave.
Mobile, AL 36617
Phone: (251) 473 3095
Fax: (251) 473 6657
E-mail: Larry.E.Neff@Cummins.com

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