41VT02 Wally

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HIN: SCM41002192 more photos
Hull Laid: January 1992
Yard: South Coast Marine, Taiwan
Owner Purchased Sold Boat's Name Home Port
Mike Dunn Sept. 2013 Wally Port Orchard, WA
Tom and Mitzi Campanelli Aug 2003 Sept. 2013 Captain Mike Ketchikan, Alaska
Bert Wall & Marta Newcombe1 Nov 1992 Aug 2003 Far Niente Seattle, WA

About the Owners—past and present

The Walls: Lived in San Jose, CA but kept the tug in Seattle. In the summers they cruised the Puget Sound and up into Canada.
Tom & Mitzi lived in Guam and kept Captain Mike in Ketchikan, Alaska where she was moored during the summer and spent winter inside a shed.
Mike Dunn:Lives in Port Orchard, WA. Ham Radio KG7VL Don't surprised to see Wally skippered by Melinda & Chris Carter (Crew: Tristan & Neve) or Jeff Dunn & Anne Gerrard (Crew: Ryan & Joe)
Wally is currently moored at Port Orchard Yacht Club Boathouse B10.
Wally was the last Victory Tug built using old growth teak. Wally was designed by Tommy Chen. Tommy's design includes an owners stateroom and a guest stateroom. Wally even has a heater outlet in the shower!

Mechanical and Engine Detail

  • Cummins 6BT 210HP Turbo Charged
  • 3 Blade Propeller 27 LH 15
  • Espar Airtronic diesel heater
  • 300 gallon diesel tank (4 new aluminum tanks 2013) (Tom)
  • 200 gallon water tank
  • 40 gallon holding tank (new stainless 2013) (Tom)
  • Hart Tank Tender 8 station tank level indicator (3 water tanks, 4 fuel tanks, & holding tank) (Tom)

Electrical

30 Amp Shore Power (SmartPlug installed 2017)
Charles ISO-G2 Isolation Transformer
Northern Lights 6KW Diesel Generator - Total of three remote controls to start/stop (one with Hour Meter)
2 AGM 8D House Bank Batteries
1 AGM 8D Main Starting Battery
1 AGM Group 31 Generator Starting Battery
Balmar XT 170 Amp Alternator (new 2022)
Balmar Max Charge Smart Regulator MC-618 (new 2022)
Balmar SG210 Battery Monitor - SmartShunt + Bluetooth Gateway + Display (new 2022)
Balmar Dou Charge for charging Main Starting Battery 30 amp
Balmar Smart Gauge Battery Monitor (new 2018)
High Seas M2 AC Multimeter (new 2018)
Xantrex Freedom SW3012 Inverter 3KW w/150 amp smart charger and Remote Panel
Xantrex Echo-Charge to charge generator battery 10amp

Galley/Cabin

3 burner range/oven propane (New Force 10 installed 2017)
Convection Microwave
Trash Compactor
Refrigerator Freezer
Dickenson Alaskan Diesel Heater w/ Eco-fan
Espar Airtronic D5L Furnace w/digital thermostat
Splendide Washer/Dryer in guest Stateroom
Most Windows have been replaced with Diamond Seaglaze Windows (Tom)
Groco Model K manual/electric head
U-Line ice maker
Weems and Plath quartz clocks (3 bell strike & 3 silent)
Weems and Plath Barometers (5)
Two Grand Banks teak chairs (Note - we've often commented that our Uncle Wally looks like Paul Allen, of Microsoft fame. When I had the chairs re-upholstered we used leftover hides from Paul Allen's jet…)

Electronics

  • Sim-Rad Autopilot
  • Furuno Color Sounder (old school CRT)
  • Garmin 7612 Chartplotter/Depth Souner/Radar Display
  • (2) Garmin 7608 Chartplotter/Depth Sounder/Radar Displays
  • VDO video cameras on stern (rear vision) and engine room (monitor ER underway)
  • Garmin GMR 624 6KW xHD2 4' Open Array Radar (2017)
  • Garmin GMR 18 Fantom Radar mounted on mast. (2020)
  • Vesper XB8000 AIS Transducer with WiFi (new 2017)
  • Icom M506 VHF/AIS NMEA 2000 Radio (new 2017)
  • Icom M605 VHF/AIS NMEA 2K Radio (new 2018)
  • Icom M88 handheld VHF with several Ham channels programmed into it
  • Icom IC-M94D Handheld VHF W/DSC Floating Radio w/AIS receive (new 2023)
  • Icom IC-7000 VHF/UHF/HF Ham Radio w/auto tuner
  • Airmar 220WX Weather Station - true and apparent wind speed & direction, barometric pressure, temperatures, etc. w/no moving parts (new 2022)
  • Flir M232 Thermal Imaging Remote Control Camera on Pilot House upper deck.
  • ACR Personal Locator Beacon
  • ACR EPIRB
  • Alpine Marine Stereo w/Hd Radio, Sirius Satellite Radio, iPod wired, several RF Remotes
  • Garmin GMI-20 NMEA Instruments (4 installed)
  • Garmin Tri-ducer for speed thru the water, depth, and seawater temperature
  • FloScan 9000 GPH/Fuel Totalizator/Digital Tachometer/MPG
  • GARMIN GMS-10 Network Port Expander
  • Garmin VIRB XE HD Camera mounts on Flight Flix aviation mounts
  • 21" Samsung Smart Television, Samsung Blue-Ray Player
  • KVH TV5 Satellite TV Receiver - Mounted on Seaview Arch on Pilot House upper deck
  • DirecTV receiver
  • Extensive use of RAM Mounts
  • iPad Mini 6 running Time Zero nav software

Deck

Aluminum Mast and Boom, Warn 1500 pound winch to launch dinghy. Sailboat 2-speed manual Barient 23 self-tailing winch on mast to lower/raise mast.
10'3" Aquapro aluminum RIB
Honda Bf20 20 HP Outboard w/electric start, power tilt, Garmin Gpsmap 76 GPS, Icom 424 VHF DSC Radio
Maxwell Anchor Windlass 2200
Side Power Bow Thruster SP75T
Actual Submarine Dive Alarm mounted on Mast (aahhh ooogah) I am submarine qualified US Navy…

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