Specifications include, but are not limited to: The boat shall be capable of operating in all four seasons and in extreme conditions, including extreme weather, low visibility, rain, snow, ice, fog, and providing protection for the pilot and co-pilot. General - Intended Functional Use 1.1 Seating Capacity for four: pilot, copilot and crew of two 1.2 Environmental protection for crew to operate in extreme weather conditions (hot, cold, zero visibility, rain, snow and fog) 1.3 Designed for intended functional use: quick response to operate in shallow, murky and debris packed waters. 1.4 Length Overall (LOA) shall be twenty-five (25) feet. See Appendix A. 1.5 V-Hull Design shall be a Hull length no less than nor greater than twenty-three (23) feet, and a beam width of 8'6". See Appendix A. 1.6 Non-painted hull 1.7 Powered by two outboard engines that are also used as steering / rudder controls by a steering wheel. Individual throttle control levers at the pilot side of the center console. 2.0 Hull Requirements 2.1 V-hull design with a dead rise at Transom a minimum of 25 degrees 2.2 Built from marine grade aluminum and equipped with sacrificial hull anodes Constructed so it is bilge-less, airtight and watertight and shall have port and starboard cutouts to allow for personnel recovery during rescue operations 2.4 Reinforces keel breaching plate to minimize wear and debris damage 2.5 Pressure tested airtight hull 2.6 Capable of transitioning shallow water depths to a maximum allowable draft of 18"
