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CONTENTS

MarineNews April 2018 • Volume 29 Number 4

INSIGHTS 14 Robert Kunkel President, Alternative Marine Technologies, Inc.

FeaturesFeatures

Credit: Miller Electric Mfg. LLC

SPECIAL REPORT 26 Boatbuilding 101: Keep it Simple In an era of complicated regulations and sophisticated 20 The Small Vessel General Permit (sVGP) technologies, the Keel Cooler remains as possibly the most Compliance Dif? culties Continue for the important and the simplest piece of hardware on the wa-

Workboat Sector. ter. In that sphere, Fernstrum is the standard.

By Steve Candito

By Joseph Keefe 32 Ballast Water Regs: Difficult and More Difficult

BOATBUILDING As the Coast Guard tightens its BWTS compliance rules and more systems are approved, there are still many unan- 42 ‘Best of the Best Welds’ Help swered questions for operators ? nally looking to comply.

Metal Shark Boats Succeed, Expand

By Tom Ewing Louisiana-based shipbuilder eliminates preheat and saves time with Dynasty 400 TIG welders. 38 Designing a Marriage Made in Heaven

By Andrew Pfaller

Victaulic’s collaboration with SSI’s Autodesk

ShipConstructor marries hardware data and existing design technology. Find out what that union can do for you.

TECH FILE

By Joseph Keefe 45 Factoring Life Cycle Variables Enables 4HE