Commercial
Over the past 20 years, Seafury have been proud to supply surface drives to some of the worlds most exciting Tourist Vessels, as well as passenger ferries and fishing vessels. Seafury Surface Drives are very robust and low in maintenance, making them a reliable form of propulsion as they are not only cost efficient in reducing your fuel costs, but also time efficient. This creates less maintenance downtime than conventional drives, meaning more time on the water for you. When being out on the water is your form of income, Seafury can be relied upon to help increase your bottom line.
Seafury have many happy repeat clients who have installed surface drives on their commercial vessels, either through a new build or retro-fit. Fill out a Project Assessment Form today to find out how we can help your business succeed and have that point of difference!
Testimonials
Pure Adrenalin
Luxury Charter Vessel
“I have been operating Pure Adrenalin for over 3 years and have found the manoeuvrability of the vessel from the thrust given from these drives excellent. The thrust given at both forward and astern at idle is suitable for any manoeuvring and in and out of berth. Enough thrust is given when parking astern from one side (in up to moderate conditions) to prevent from having to use bow thrusters or the opposing motor to screw the vessel.
She can reach speeds up to 26.5 knots at 2300 rpm using 350 litres/hour total and cruises at 21 knots using approximately 250 litres/hour and for a 27m catamaran we are very happy with its performance.
When the vessel is both in and out of the water, the drive units and propellors are very accessible clean, inspect and maintain.”
And further to the performance of Seafury Surface Drives maneuverability, Brett writes in an email dated 24th August 2007…
“We had a charter last night with rain squalls and wind gusts up to 48 knots. Had to berth PA in 38 knots at Marina Mirage in a very tight berth, with 50 guests onboard all eyes watching and comments of, ‘They’ll never park it in there’, and with another vessel beside us no further away than 3 feet. Another confident manoeuvre and again a tribute to the astern propulsion from the drives.”
BRETT LAKEY
Skipper
Gold Coast, Australia
Mack Attack
Tourist Vessel
“When I purchased Mack Attack in 1999, it had been fitted with SF Surface Drives from it’s launching in 1997. I have been running a tourist adventure business 335 days a year since then.
Our vessel is 11.6 metres long, 12 tonnes, with 580hp Volvo’s per side and operates at 40 knots with the ability to do up to 50 knots fully loaded with 30 passengers.
I am so impressed with the SF Drives, - over 300 000 nautical miles with nothing but cutlass bearings and steering bushes to maintain, - phenomenal.
The advice, technical support and service received from the Seafury Team during construction and following her launch has been second to none.”
TUCKER WILLIAMS
Owner/Operator, New Zealand
Marjorie B
Passenger Vessel
“Aluminium Marine P/L build high performance vessels up to 35 metres.
We recently fitted 2 x SF36 Drives to a 24 metre Aluminium Catamaran powered by 980hp MTU engines.
Normally we achieve 27 – 28 knots with conventional drives but were very pleased to achieve speeds in excess of 32 knots on our sea trials when using the Seafury Drives.
The installation of the Seafury Drives saved us time during the build program as the Seafury Drives come complete including housing, shaft, propeller, exhaust outlet and steering. “We just had to bolt it on.”
STEVE CORDINGLEY
Builder: Aluminium Marine
Australia