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Description

“Boy Ryan” is converted as a mini-cruise vessel, available for charters around the British Isles, has 2 x Generators, a large domestic battery bank, with a 5kw inverter, to deliver power while the vessel is berthed or at anchor.
Boy Ryan
Brief Description: Research Vessel/General workboat duties
Official No: A13041
MMSI/Call Sign: 2350505871
Builder J Hinks & Sons
Hull construction: Wood
Year build: 1981
Length: 19.81m
Build No:425
Area Category: Cat 2
Boy Ryan
Vessel has a maximum passage speed of 9 knots and endurance of 26 days based on a normal 12 hour working day.
Full displacement timber MFV style motor vessel equipped and arranged for marine research. Length: 19.8M
Year of build: 1980
Design: GL Watson Design
Dimensions:
• L.O.A.: 19.8 M
• L.W.L.: 18.6 M
• Beam: 6.7 M
• Draft 3.0 M (Full Fuel + water)
Machinery 1 x KELVIN TA8, Engine No:36742, rated at 280hp @ 1200rpm, driving variable pitch propeller
Power: 280 hp main engine
Speed: maximum passage speed 9 knots

• Hydraulic anchor windlass
• Galley & dining saloon
• Bridge.
• 24V dc & 240V ac
• Pressurised hot and cold freshwater services and diesel heating
Galley equipment:
• oven, refrigerator, freezer, sink & food storage

Ground
Bow – Halls type Main approx. 100kg – 60 kg plough type kedge each with significant quantity of chain tackle
Miscellaneous equipment:
• Bilge alarm
• 4 zone fire alarm
• CO2 Fixed engine room fire suppression
• CCTV
• 2 x SOLAS life rafts plus lifesaving & fire appliances in accordance with UK small Commercial Code of Practice regulations
There is a ship’s tender 5m Humber RHIB with 25hp Suzuki petrol outboard

Specifications

Accommodation

Accommodation comprises of Saloon, Galley, 2 x crew cabins aft, and 4 x double bunk cabins for 8 guests, forward with 2 x wet room/toilets

Saloon

Galley

Cabin 1

Cabin 2

Cabin 3

Cabin 3-2

Cabin 4

Cabin 4-2

Wetroom

Saloon 2

Saloon 3

Construction

“RV Boy Ryan” timber hulled research vessel (previously named “Calanus”), was the 29th hull built globally, designed by G.L. Watson and Company Limited, Glasgow and was commissioned at Dunstaffnage, near Oban, Argyll on 9th May, 1980.
Built by J.Tinks & Son of Appledore in Devon, Her frames and beams are of oak and her hull is planked with iroko

Main Deck

Upper Deck

Navigation Equipment

• SIMRAD NX45 intergrated Navigation station
• PC based C.Pro chart plotter
• 2 x FURUNO GPS
• Furuno 24ml radar
• Simrad Radar
• KODEN CVS821 sounder
• JRC Sounder
• Flux gate compass
• Magnetic compass
• Robertson Autopilot
• AIS
• Navtex
• Watch alarm
• ICOM GMDSS
• Sailor RT 144 VHF
• Sailor SSB
• Magnetic compass

Engine(s)

Machinery 1 x KELVIN TA8, Engine No:36742, rated at 280hp @ 1200rpm, driving variable pitch propeller
Power: 280 hp main engine
Speed: maximum passage speed 9 knots
I ran this engine at 800rpm and speed was 8 knots and fuel consumption was 16 ltrs per hour, very economical to run.

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