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Tech Files

Deck Machinery & Cranes dertaking modi? cations of both tugs, and replacement of

New Foldable Knuckle Boom Crane from Pal? nger

Pal? nger Marine in September unveiled its new PFM the hydraulic winches aboard was seen as the wisest decision.

“Brandon has done well with everything he’s undertak- 2100 heavy-duty foldable knuckle boom crane developed speci? cally for use on workboats and other service vessels en,” said Martin “Marty” Costa, veteran engineering man- ager at McAllister Towing, a reference to Brandon Durar, as well as in the aquaculture industry.

Equipped with the company’s patented P-Pro? le, the president of JonRie Division at Markey Machine in Se- attle. “The entire ? eet had been out? tted with JonRie not

PFM 2100 is both compact and lightweight yet still heavy- duty, combining a strong lifting capacity with a wider so long ago. JonRie winches are familiar, readily operable, and easy to troubleshoot as well,” he added.

outreach and high working speeds. It has nine boom ex-

Durar also recalls his McAllister winch business fondly. tensions, offering an outreach of up to 29 meters. At this “In the early 2000s, we out? tted McAllister’s Navy YTB maximum outreach, the PFM 2100 provides a load capac- tugs with hawser winches. After these three conversions, ity of over 4,000 kilos. Additionally, the PFM 2100 fea- we provided all the hawser winches for McAllister’s new tures a high-end ? ow control valve, enabling the simulta- neous use of multiple hydraulic functions and facilitating tug-build program down at Eastern Shipbuilding in Pan- ama City, Fla.” swifter, smoother, and more accurate crane movements.

“Later, we went back to out? tting McAllister’s YTB con-

Following an intensive test phase with the PFM 2100 pro- totype including a lifetime endurance test, Pal? nger Marine version program but now the conversions were for twin- said it received the ? rst orders even before the crane had been engine 4,000HP ASD tugs, installing our 230 series hawser of? cially launched. “We see a growing demand for larger winches on the bow. McAllister also converted two YTBs cranes with greater outreach and we are proud to be once for the US Navy in Tacoma, Wash., an effort headed up by again using our expertise to set the standard in the ? eld of Marty Costa. These tugs the YT-800 (Manhattan) and YT- 801 (Washtucan) are still in service up in Bremerton, Wash.” marine technology,” said Johannes Nußbaumer, global prod-

Since that time, JonRie winches have appeared on a uct manager for marine and wind cranes at Pal? nger Marine.

number of other McAllister tugs, both new and old.

The JonRie Series 240 Escort Winch delivers 15 tons of

JonRie Escort Winches Ordered for Two McAllister Tugs

McAllister Towing recently placed an order for series 240 bare-drum line pull at 75 feet/min. line speed, with speed

JonRie Escort Winches to be installed aboard the tugs Vicki increasing to 150 ft/min. at mid-drum. The model ac- commodates 600 feet of 8.5” circumference synthetic line.

M. McAllister and Janet M. McAllister. The company is un-

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