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Safe Boats 35 Multi-Mission Interceptor can carry 14 people in shock mitigating seats. By Michael Crowley, Correspondent
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afe Boats International introduced its 35 Multi-Mission Interceptor in 2016 and received its first orders in 2018 for both domestic and international government customers. The first 35 MMI was delivered this spring. Since the normal sales cycle for an introductory boat model is 24 to 36 months, “we were about on track for the first sales of that boat,” said Rob Goley, the Bremerton, Wash.-based company’s director of business development. The 35 MMI is similar to Safe’s 41 MMI except that the 41 footer carries up to four outboards, while the 35 MMI is limited to three outboards. It also has a traditional deep-V hull while the 41 MMI is built on a step-hull configuration. The 35 MMI measures 35'×10' and is rated for 1,050 hp. It carries 19 people, 14 of those in shock-mitigating seats. How those seats can be arranged is one of the 35 footers’ selling points
(as it is with the 41'×12' 41 MMI). The deck is laid out with a track system that allows for various seating arrangements. “The track allows you to reconfigure the deck arrangement to meet specific mission requirements,” said Goley. Safe Boats is working on some new models, which the company is not yet ready to disclose. A project the company is very willing to talk about is its new partnership with the Dutch boatbuilder Stormer Marine in Amsterdam, which specializes in aluminum workboats, as a way to compliment Safe’s lineup. The Stormer boats would probably be built in a Safe Boats facility in the U.S. Early models will probably focus on Stormer Marine’s Harbour Series and Porter Series. “Within the year we will definitely have some Stormer workboats in the U.S.,” said Goley, and some of Safe’s lineup might be licensed through Stormer for the European market. www.workboat.com • JULY 2019 • WorkBoat
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