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www.marinelink.com MN15SPS By the Numbers Quantifying the SPS 1500 Advantage FeatureSavings Hydrodynamic Design(3.44%) $79,966 ? $139,664*Nozzle Attachment Design(4%) $92,984 - $162,400Propeller/Nozzle Size(1.7%) $39246 ? $69,020Annualized Savings in Service $8,400(Based on 5-Year Service) Annualized Savings in Extended Seal Life $41,666Preliminary estimates based on engineering criteria. (*) Range of savings amount is based on variance from 4,008 HRS/year vs. 7,000 HRS/year vessel use. Extension of service time by 25% depends on seal life, bearing and gear life, and operating with clean, dry lubricant. MN#2 (1-17):MN 2011 Layouts 2/3/2012 1:34 PM Page 15