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12 • MarineNews • February, 2006 ing SOLAS/MARPOL requirements. The vessels will be flagged U.S. and will pri- marily operate in the Gulf of Mexico region.

The three cranes will include a port bow mounted primary crane with a 110 ft. lat- tice boom rated for 175 tons; a starboard bow telescoping auxiliary crane rated for 50 tons, and a box boom crane mounted on the starboard stern rated for 25 tons.

Equipped with 245-ft. legs, the self-pro- pelled floating platform will have the abil- ity to work in water depths to 180 ft. with a 15-ft. air gap while lifting a total of 950

KIPS of variable load.

Skipperliner’s New

Motor Yacht

SkipperLiner Industries has completed its latest Motor Yacht product, the Skip- perLiner 700 Motor Yacht. The luxury yacht is available in a customized residen- tial or executive floor plan. This versatile interior concept was developed by Skip- perLiner, and was designed to meet the demands of residential interior or the yacht enthusiast wanting a large open lay- out for entertaining.

At 70 ft. x 17ft. beam this yacht boasts 1,130 sq ft. of interior space, including a ceiling height of 7 ft. throughout the main deck, and 410 sq. ft. of open-air upper deck space. The interior on this executive class yacht includes a commercial grade galley, solid surface counter tops and sinks, heated ceramic tile, stainless steel appliances, designer furnishings, custom hand made wood cabinets, a large custom built wine rack and hand finished cherry wood doors and trim.

A few of the custom electronic options available include digitally networked video and audio systems, and custom pro- grammed music systems with several sources and individual zones. One option

SkipperLiner offers a choice of HDTV product with a custom-built retraction system that fully retracts the TV into the floor. These custom electronic packages are designed for both the residential and executive class interiors.

The 70 ft. exterior features SkipperLin- er's hull styling, 28 ft. enclosed upper deck cabin, and custom yacht paint finish.

SkipperLiner's custom paint finish required over 1,000 man-hours to pro- duce. This finish combined with the floor- to-ceiling mirrored bronze tint windows

NEWS

Automated Fuel Valve Fire Proofing

ABS Approved

SOLAS Compliant

Enables Operation Of MOV Enveloped In Fire

Custom Manufactured Per Application

User Friendly

Removable/Reusable www.insulationsei.com • [email protected] (800) 289-7341

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Profile drawing of the Bollinger 245-ft. class lift- boats for Edison Chouest Offshore that will be built at Bollinger's Lockport facility.

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