The Beast

  • suckerslayer
    Red Wing, MN
    Posts: 433
    February 14, 2014 at 7:38 pm #1356973

    RWFD’s new fire/rescue boat was spotted at Everts today. The crew from Lake Assault brought the boat down from their factory in Superior, WI for a little testing before heading down to FDIC in Indianapolis to be their demo boat prior to being delivered to RWFD. This boat is 28′ long with a 9’6″ beam. It is an all welded aluminum hull with a hydraulic “landing craft” front ramp. It is powered by twin 225 Merc Varados which will push it almost 50mph. The inboard pump is rated for 1500gpm and is powered by a Chevy V8 and has a foam system and on board foam tank. For electronics is has two Lowrance HDS 12 touches with FLIR and radar. It is a beast!



    Eric Rehberg
    Eau Claire, WI
    Posts: 3071
    February 14, 2014 at 7:49 pm #1388791

    Actually caught a glimpse of that boat on my way home from SBC. It stood out in a big way in traffic!!!

    Looks fun!!

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    February 14, 2014 at 7:53 pm #1388793

    IO bet it would make a great random AIS spray down boat.

    jeff_huberty
    Inactive
    Posts: 4941
    February 15, 2014 at 3:21 am #1388810

    What a nice addition to the Mississippi.

    At 1500 GPM they should be able to wash all that Catfish slime off of BK.

    We live in a wonderful forward thinking society.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    February 15, 2014 at 5:14 am #1388817

    If you go to the Lake Assault’s FaceBook page, they show the construction of this very same boat.

    That squirt gun will push the boat at 8kts and with a direct hit, send Jeff 30 feet outside of his boat. ‘Course we’ll have to prove that this summer.

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