High-Speed Riverboat User’s Guide July 2017
EAR-Controlled Technology Subject to Restrictions Contained on the Cover Page.
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Introduction
Congratulations on your recent purchase of the Oceanscience High-Speed Riverboat.
The Oceanscience High-Speed Riverboat is the new benchmark for acoustic Doppler current profiling for
discharge measurements that provides the best data quality in the most challenging measurement condi-
tions. The advanced hull design allows the boat to slice through standing waves and still maintain instru-
ment position and data collection. Fast flowing water, often problematic with conventional tethered boat
designs, can be handled with relative ease with the High Speed Riverboat.
The Oceanscience High-Speed Riverboat has gathered data at water velocities over 20fps (6m/s). The
state-of-the-art trimaran hull cuts through surface waves, strongly resists overturning, and maintains in-
strument orientation in high flows. Any instrument up to 9” in diameter may be accommodated, with
mounting options for commonly used profilers available. For sites where tethered boat measurements
have been impossible, or data were too poor to be of value, the High-Speed Riverboat is the solution.
Made of high impact UV resistant ABS, the High-Speed Riverboat is strong and robust to cope with the
worst deployment conditions. All High-Speed Riverboats are configured for an instrument of choice and
include all necessary cabling for easy plug-and-play operation.
