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www.marinelink.com KONRADMARINE: STERNDRIVESFORPATROL BOATS Konrad Marine has secured a coop- erative sale with the Indonesian and Australian governments and began delivery of 100 Konrad Marine Model 520 stern drive units in the last quarter of 2011, said Fred Sparling, Konrad's worldwide sales manager. Delivery will be complete in the first half of this year. The Indonesian police force plans to use the drives on 10.5-meter patrol crafts with Twin Cummins QSB 355 engines.?Konrad stern drives were selected because the requirement was for extremely durable, stern drive propul- sion, and ours have proven to be the most durable and reliable on the mar- ket,? Sparling said. ?Our list pricing for the stern drive propulsion portion is approximately $15,000 per drive,? he said. Separately, Konrad contracted with the U.S. Navy for twelve Konrad Marine Model 520 stern drive units for the Navy Airborne Mine Countermeasures division, Sparling said. The drives will be used on 7- meter Rhib multi-purpose patrol and touring vessels. ?It was determined that our drives were the most capable to meet multi-purpose requirements and have significant, proven durabili- ty for this application,? he said.Konrad client Boomeranger has delivered a new Boomeranger RIB to the Swedish Navy for the Somalian Antipiracy Mission. ?The boat is powered by an extremely effective combination of diesel engines con-nected to twin propModel 660 Konrad sterndrives,? Sparling said. ?The superstructure of the boat is built of carbon fiber and otheradvanced composites. The features of Download complete catalog www.aluminumandstainless.com Building an aluminum boat? Aluminum and Stainless, Inc. has all the metal.MARINE ALUMINUM5086 50835052 60615456Plate ? Sheet ? Rod ? BarPipe ? Tube ? Shapes Weld Wire ? Fittings STAINLESS STEEL 304L 316L 303 17-4BOAT SHAFTS 17-4 condition H1150Two locations: Lafayette, LA 800-252-9074New Orleans, LA 800-562-9022Aluminum and Stainless, Inc. Marine metals specialists since 1969.Lafayette New Orleans MN#3 (32-49):MN 2011 Layouts 3/2/2012 10:21 AM Page 37