R/V Taku 34' Aluminum catamaran Year built 2007 Length overall 34' Width 10.5' Draft 2.5' Net tons 7 Top speed 34 knots Cruise speed 27 knots Main engines 2225 HP Hondas 280 gallon fuel capacity 30 gallon fresh water 20 gallon holding tank 8KW Westerbeke generator Garmin GPSmap 4212, Fully integrated GPS, Chartplotter, Radar, XM weather Icom VHF radio Aluminum Hydraulic Spool Winch with Slip Ring and 200’ of Armored Data Cable Hydraulic A-Frame with Pullmaster PL-2 Planetary Winch Hull Mounted Odom 200 KHz Single Beam transducer Shock Mounted Computer Rack Air Conditioned Survey Acquisition Station EPIRB 6 Coast Guard Approved Type 2 Life Preservers 2 Fire Extinguishers Life Sling Flares First Aid Kit Microwave Refrigerator The R/V Chinook was purpose built for oceanographic survey and research projects and has been used on the West Coast, East Coast, and the Gulf of Mexico