Commissioning of project Leader 17P was performed by service engineers of Marine Technics Group in Rybinsk.

Commissioning of project Leader 17P was performed by service engineers of Marine Technics Group in Rybinsk. The Leader 17P is a speedboat for MES equipped with engines MAN D2842 LE410 1100 hp each and water jets Rolls Royce F41. This is a first Marine Technics engine installation with a direct connection with the water cannon, without gear. The tests were successful, the boat has a top speed 48 knots – to 5 knots higher than anticipated for the project.

For project 17M Company “Marine Technics” has supplied marine propulsion diesel engine MAN D2842LE410, water jet Rolls-Royce FF41, flexible coupling Voith K.060.152.1209.N50, cardan shaft Voith G 050 1410, bulkhead seal ProfiSeal for shaft diameter 110 mm according drawing Z/N 10.400.110.201

Over the past month, the boat successfully reached Astrakhan and passed extensive factory testing.

New product Rybinsk Shipyard was highly appreciated by experts and is preparing for an exhibition Interpolitech 2011.

Leader 17P. Specification

Patrol vessel designed to control navigation in the territorial waters, as well as control the exploitation of natural and biological resources in the exclusive economic zone. She has shifted aft of the engine compartment, cabin on the main deck and integrated rear pannier.

Steering is carried out of the wheelhouse.

Navigation area – inland basins and coastal zones of seas with waves up to 6 on the Beaufort scale, at any time in the ice-free shipping season

We thank Group of companies Euroyachting Rybinsk Shipyard for cooperation.