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on September 1985—Literature Available Marine Drive Systems of Edison, N.J., a worldwide supplier of sterndrives without engines for more than two decades, announces the availability of marine shaft systems compatible with its Stern Powr 100 Series and similar propulsion equipment. Although shaft systems are
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on September 1985— L i t e r a t u r e A v a i l a b le A new generation of vapor compression water makers, equipped with a patented feedwater treatment system called Targa that is said to cut operating costs by up to 30 percent, has been introduced by Mechanical Equipment Company, Inc. (MECO) of New Orleans
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on August 15, 1985The National Marine Electronics Association has finalized plans for its Annual Meeting, which will be held at the Westin Hotel in Seattle, Wash., October 13-15. The program will feature a variety of workshops, forums, technical papers and presentations. As an additional attraction, Michael R
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on August 15, 1985The Arnessen Corporation of New Jersey, U.S. representatives of Atlas-Danmark Marine & Offshore, a division of Atlas-Danmark A/S, is offering a free, full-color, 12-page brochure on Atlas-Danmark freshwater generators for marine and offshore installations. The brochure contains charts, "wor
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on August 15, 1985The Australian government has asked two European companies— Ingenieurkontor Lubeck/Howaldtswerke- Deutsche Werft (IKLHDW) of West Germany and Kockums AB of Sweden—to submit detailed proposals for the design and construction, in Australia, of new submarines for the Royal Australian Navy. The
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on August 15, 1985A free, full-color brochure on triplex piston and plunger pumps is available from Cat Pumps. The four-page publication has several outstanding color photos of the company's regulators/unloaders, accumulators, pump protectors and gun handles. The brochure also contains handy reference charts
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on August 15, 1985Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger announced recently that the President has nominated Rear Adm. Glenwood Clark for appointment to the grade of vice admiral and assignment as Commander of the Navy's Space and Warfare Systems Command (SWSC), the first officer to hold this new position
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on August 15, 1985Jeffboat Incorporated, Jeffersonville, Ind., recently delivered the river towboat M/V Cletus (shown above) to Luhr Brothers, Inc. of Columbia, 111. Named for Cletus Whelan, vice president of Luhr Brothers, the 102-foot-long vessel has a width of 36 feet, depth of 10 feet, and normal operatin
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on August 15, 1985"A simple way to solve a complex problem," is how Murdock Engineering Company, Irving, Texas, describes its new tensioning system. According to the company's engineers, what job tensioners do— maintain constant tension on the riser or guideline as the vessel moves in response to wind and wav
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on August 15, 1985—Literature Available Unaflex Rubber Corporation, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., recently announced the availability of its "Supreme" tapered expansion joints in reducing type configurations. The joints are available for pressure or vacuum applications found in heating/ air-conditioning and ventilating
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on August 15, 1985—Literature Available The Wager Model 650 is a new, portable diesel exhaust meter for use in checking, to air quality standards, the emissions of dieselpowered work boats, fishing vessels, barges, dredges, and offshore drill rigs. This meter measures the opacity of diesel emissions to withi
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on August 15, 1985ASTM Committee F-25 on Shipbuilding, and The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) Panel SP-6 on Marine Industry Standards, are seeking participants to join in their standards development activities. The two groups are working cooperatively to implement marine industry stand
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on August 15, 1985A new bulletin from John Crane-Houdaille, Inc., Morton Grove, 111., explains the benefits of upgrading sealing with compact Type 88 and Type 88S package seals. The publication provides sizing information and diagrams illustrating both Type 88 double or tandem package seals (for more hazardous
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on August 15, 1985WABCO Fluid Power, Lexington, Ky., a producer of engineered pneumatic and electropneumatic components and systems, is offering a brochure detailing its HelmMaster™ maneuvering control system for workboats. The HelmMaster provides one-handed control for close maneuvering operations even in rou
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on August 1985—Literature Available A new six-page, four-color brochure from Selby, Battersby & Co. describes the Selby System, in which thorough investigation, proper subfloor preparation and field-tested installation procedures produce years of trouble-free flooring service. Abuse from chemicals or just s
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on August 1985—Literature Available Johnson-Duramax sleeve and flanged bearings feature specially formulated nitrile rubber securely bonded to a metallic or nonmetallic shell. Although industry standards generally call for naval brass shells, other type materials such as stainless steel, monel, aluminum and
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on August 1985Newman's Inc. is offering a free brochure on the company's line of Newco marine valves. The publication features text on gate, globe, check and angle valves. Cross-section diagrams, as well as black and white photographs accompany the text. According to the brochure, Newco marine valves hav
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on August 1985Regulations set forth at MARPOL 73/78, requiring the installation of onboard oil pollution prevention equipment by October 1986, can be met by oil monitoring and oii separating equipment supplied by McNab, Inc., a U.S. marine instrumentation manufacturer and distributor, according to the com
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on August 1985North American Towing Company president Warren A. Jackman announced the appointment of Alfred R. Hudson as special representative for marketing. Mr. Hudson is a former vice president of Ceres Terminals, Inc., one of the largest stevedoring firms in the U.S. His responsibilities, effective im
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on August 1985Simon J.N. Heale has recently been appointed president of Oceanroutes, Inc., succeeding R.L. Snideman, who has left the company. Mr. Heale joined Oceanroutes in February this year as executive vice president, after spending several years in the Far East with John Swire & Sons, the parent com