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Propulsion Performance Products

Coastal Prop Technology

Offers Prop Scan

Before Prop Scan entered into the U.S. market, there was virtually no way to measure the exact pitch of a propeller.

Varying pitch differences between blades caused problems, and in twin screw vessels, the pitch differences between the left and right propeller led other components to become suspect.

By integrating its strong computer tech- nology with newly developed repair techniques, Prop Scan helps to produce a propeller that is in tune perfectly to transmit the engine power to the water in the most efficient way possible.

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New Thrust Nozzle From Rice

Propellers

Rice Propellers has delivered two sys- tems for a new 98 ft. (29.8 m) tugboat being built in Chile by Detroit Diesel shipyard to work in the Maracaibo Lake in Venezuela. A sister boat (identical) to

Neeltje P. The vessel has two 103 in. diameter Kort 37 system with the fol- lowing:

Bollard Pull Ahead: 54.4 tons

Bollard Pull Astern: 39 tons

Free Running Speed: 12 knots

Neeltje P was equipped with two 106 in. diameter Rice Thrust Nozzles and skewed propellers.

Bollard Pull Ahead: 61.3 tons

Bollard Pull Astern: 42 tons

Free Running Speed: 13 knots

Results were certified by Bureau Veri- tas. With its new nozzle design, Rice has eliminated the decision for users between increasing thrust but losing speed, or gaining speed and losing thrust. Now, users can have both thrust and speed with the hydrodynamic pro- file of the Rice Thrust Nozzle.

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Pruftechnik Adds Vibrocord

Data Collector

Priiftechnik has a new addition to its product line — the Vibrocord data col- lector and FFT analyzer with patented

Vibcode location recognition. This fea- ture allows even non-specialists to collect trending data and expertly- guided diagnostic spectra quickly and reliably. The product uses two-level strategy to limit analysis effort to some cases where intervention is needed. For instance, when programmed with alarm limits and contingency measurement plans for

Renold Couplings Is Granted

New Status

The MSC Coupling developed by

Renold Hi-Tec Couplings has been given Millennium Products status by the

Design Council. Established after U.K.

Prime Minister Tony Blair challenged businesses to show that the U.K. is high in terms of creativ- ity, this distinction labels products as

Fail-safe coupling joins millennium collection. being short-listed for display in the Mil- lennium Dome. Labeled in terms of its innovation and creativity, the MSC Cou- plings are lightweight and compact, reli- able with a unique fail-safe design and are known for their low linear stiffness.

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PORTLAND SHIPYARD

Major overhauls and conversions

Full service capabilities • 550.000 square feet of craft shops • large-scale structural steel fabrication shop • two state-of-the-art machine shops • full-service pipe and sheet metal shops • large surface preparation and coating facility One of the largest, most complete ship repair facilities in the world, conveniently located on the US West Coast •World-class facilities • Dry Dock 4: the largest floating dry dock in the

Americas, with a 85,625 metric ton lift capacity • Dry Dock 3: 26,573 metric ton lift capacity • Dry Dock I: 14,763 metric ton lift capacity • 2,133 meters of fuli-service repair berths • 17 Whirley cranes up to 122 metric ton lift capacity

Quality workmanship and timely turnaround at competitive prices

Emergency voyage repairs

Prime location and environment 5555 North Channel Avenue • Portland. Oregon USA 97217 • 503-285-1111 • facsimile: 503-285-0361 web: www.casgen.com * e-mail: [email protected]

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ENVIRONMENTAL

LEADER to

CLEAN

Air

COMPANY Robert H. Wager Co. Inc 1-800-562-7024 fax- (336) 969-6375

Email- mwagergwagerusa.com Stack Emissions Since 1933

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