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150hp SeaPro FourStrokes,
the new Noosa Cat 2400
operated by the Jacobs Well
Volunteer Marine Rescue
squadron is already saving
lives... Literally!
“It’s an outstanding boat
and it’s already saved four
lives on Jumpinpin Bar; it
got blooded very quickly,”
said Captain John Jacobsen,
the president of VMR Jacobs
Well which operates in and
around Queensland’s famous
Moreton Bay.In a rescue situation,
especially in the chaotic
conditions which exist on
Jumpinpin Bar, instant
power is needed to ensure
the boat is exactly where it
needs to be, and that is what
the SeaPros provide.SAVING LIVES AT
NOTORIOUS JUMPINPIN BAR
When combined with
three-blade, 15in Enertia
props, the two 150hp
Mercury SeaPros can make it
jump with a top speed of 61
kph (33kts) at 5300rpm and
optimal cruising speed of
40kph (21.7kts) at 3500rpm
using just 40lt of fuel an hour
combined.
The new 6.8m Noosa Cat is
the organisation’s third boat- and it’s needed. Jacobs Well
VMR is the second busiest
squadron in Queensland
with its 86 working crew
fi lling rosters 24/7.
With new SeaPros on the
back of the squadron’s new
Noosa Cat, all the crew at
Jacobs Well feel that much
more capable and safer.
“What some people
forget is that the equipment
we select isn’t just about
rescuing others – it keeps
us alive as well, all the
volunteers,” Jacobsen said.