If you need additional lodging space, Shadow's let you welcome guests with cabins containing all the necessary amenities. It can also provide for an expanded staff, such as drivers, mechanics and pilots, nannies and assistants, or an additional crew for rotation onto the main yacht for extensive entertaining or large functions. Located across the hallway, the VIP double grants the same view and ensuite accomodations as the master.

The flat panel television is nearly as wide as this boat is big. Conversation seating and a desk were included in the guest quarters. Nothing fancy, but they provide the basic amenities for prolonged stays. Going one deck below, there is a crew cabin with four berths, a head, the galley and laundry facilities.

The Belly of the Beast...

In touring Paladin’s Shadow, one item left a profound impression. Just forward of the main staircase that leads down a long corridor to the engine room, is a strangely out of place, quite sizeable, in-line 6-cylinder diesel engine that turns out to be the bow thruster!

This corridor leads to the engine room and the engine monitoring station. To port and starboard are two gigantic rooms awaiting their final conversion. As previously noted, these rooms are large enough for an indoor baskeball court or a movie theatre. Whatever the owner wishes. And finally, wiring and plumbing lines the walls for complete access. Yes, it's utilitarin, but keep in mind... it's also a ship!

Starting with complete rebuilds of the original Detroit Diesel 16V 149’s and branching out from there, every component is rebuilt, replaced or added. This list includes all new stabilization equipment, watermakers, HVAC, plumbing, wiring, etc. This photo is looking aft, from the starboard side of engine room. The primary ship's generator is flanked by the main engines. To left, the engine monitoring & observation room keeps the ship's engineer insulated from heat and noise.

For a comparitive example of what these ships look like prior to conversion, here is the "before" image of Paladin's Shadow...

Currently a sequel is in production, the Mystere Shadow and surely a trilogy will follow. Shadow Marine has carved an interesting niche in the marketplace and given new life to some seriously rugged offshore vessels that allow unlimited, worldwide cruising with the comfort and security of remaining fully self-contained.

A super-size tender of sorts, Shadow has opened up a world of possibilities for yachtsmen and heralded-in an entirely new concept in yachting.

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Story by Carl Camper

General Specifications…

Stats:

Length Overall: 170 feet
Beam: 38 feet
Draft Max: 12 feet
Draft Min: 6 feet
Displacement Max: 1500 tons
Deadweight: 937 tons
Helo Landing Area: 65 x 36 feet
Deck Space: 107 x 29 feet
Fresh Water: 97,000 gallons
Fuel Oil: 62,034 gallons
Lube Oil: 2300 gallons
Jet A Avgas: 2000 gallons
Gasoline (petrol): 2000 gallons

Mechanical:

Main Engines: 2 X Caterpillar D498TA
Bow Thruster: Schottel 225 HP
Water Maker: Village 1200 GPD
Oily Water Separator: Heli-Sep
Trans: 2 X CAT 7261 3.84:1

Performance:

Range at 10 knots: 12, 204 NM
Speed Max: 12 Knots/81 gph

Accomodations:

Upper Deck:

• Captain Cabin w/Head and Single Berth
• Guest Cabin w/Head and 2 single Berths
• Guest Cabin w/Head and 1 King Berth

Lower Deck:

• Open Area for 4 Luxury Cabins or Spa, Gym

Main Deck:

• Crew Cabin with 4 Berths
• Crew Cabin with 4 Berths
• Head
• Galley
• Laundry
• Central Air Conditioning
• Central Heating

For more information contact:

Shadow Marine
1535 S.E. 17th Street, Suite B201
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316
(954) 779-7062
www.shadowmarine.com


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