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This page is intended to provide information on ORSANCO's two primary monitoring boats. Both boats are used for spill investigations and for sampling surveys. Each boat is also equipped with a flow-through system for acquiring water quality data while it is on "plane".

'95 Schafer Work Boat
Schafer Work Boat
22'6"
8'6"
Deep "V"
Welded Aluminum
Wheelhouse 9'x6'
6,000 LBS
Mercury - Twin 150 HP
136 GAL
Removable Davit
Tadem Axle - 10,000lbs


'89 Boston Whaler Guardian
Boston Whaler Guardian
18'6"
7'2"
"V" Hull
Fiberglass
Center Console & Leaning Post
2,800 LBS
Honda - Twin 75 HP
54 GAL
Tandem Axle - 6,000lbs




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