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Diver
1 - URGQ's flagship!
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In 1996, the URGQ became a proud owner of the club dive
boat, URGQ Diver 1. This specially designed 6.3 metre rigid-hull
inflatable is fully equipped and can carry up to ten divers plus skipper.
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Diver 1 is a non displacing mono hull and is best described as
a rigid inflatable boat. Her rigid hull is fabricated from
aluminium which is much lighter than glass reinforced plastic
or steel and has a strength advantage over timber vessels of a
similar size.
Air pontoons are formed as gunwales, they provide most of diver
1's buoyancy. The removable canopy contains a series of overhead
nets for the safe storage of dry gear. A ladder is installed on
the transom for easy water exits.
For safety reasons, all tanks are strapped in during travel.
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Diver 1 is powered by a 115 HP, two stroke Yamaha outboard engine.
She runs on unleaded fuel and is equipped with an oil injection
system that calculates and adds the correct ratio of oil for the
running conditions.
As standard, Diver 1 carries up to a total of 150 litres of
fuel. She has a fully loaded fuel economy of around one litre per kilometre, so cruising for long periods is not a problem.
Launching is no problem too, she can be put in on the beach or
at a boat ramp.
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Diver 1 carries all the necessary emergency, fire fighting, first
aid and oxygen resuscitation equipment. She also boasts a full
compliment of Marine Electronics including:
 | GPS with map plotter |
 | VHF marine radio |
 | 27 MHz marine radio |
 | Depth Sounder |
 | EPIRB |
 | Full digital instrumentation |
 | A really, really loud horn! |
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