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MECROME FIGHTS FRICTION TO TIE FINISH WRITE FOR NEW LINER FACTS BROCHURE A TELEDYNE COMPANY METAL FINISHERS 1725 East 27th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44111 Telephone: 216-896-0511 3125 Brinkerhoff Rd., Kansas City, Kansas 66US Telephone: 913-371-8501 In Canada: National Hard Chrome Plating Company, Ltd., Toronto, Ontario Brush And Fraser Appointed Vice-Presidents Of Fraser Yard Theodore J. Brush Promotion of two Superior, Wis., shipyard supervisors to positions as vice-presidents of Fraser Shipyards, Inc., was announced follow-ing a meeting in Cleveland of the board of directors of LST Corporation, owners of the shipyard. The announcement was made by Robert H. Lucas, firm president. Theodore J. Brush, who has been general superintendent of the Superior yard for the past five years, was named vice-president and general superintendent of production, while Robert W. Fraser, who has held supervisory positions in the shipyard since he joined the staff in 1962, now becomes vice-president and assistant general superintendent. Senior Engineers Schedule Sixth Annual Symposium The Association of Senior Engineers of the Xaval Ship Systems Command has announced I hat its Sixth Annual Technical Symposium will be held on March 28, 1969. The symposi-um, to be held at the Statler Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., has as its theme "Variety in Ship Engineering." As in previous years, the technical sessions will start at 4:30 p.m. and will be followed by the banquet at 8:00 p.m. Reservations may be made through Jon R. Buck, Association of Senior Engineers. Naval Ship Engineering Center, SEC 6162, Room 4646 Main Navy, Washington, D.C. 20360 (tel. ( >Xford 6-5550). UNIQUE SIGHTSEEING BOAT, reported to be the largest boat built of molded fiberglass in this country, recently sailed from California to Hawaii where it is now in service. Designed by Blaine Seeley & Associates, Newport Beach, Calif., and built by Willard Boot Works, Costa Mesa, Calif., the 64-foot, 9-inch boat is certified by the Coast Guard for carrying 149 passengers. There are 16 bottom-viewing windows. Willard Boat Works developed a 'disposable' tooling technique that made it practical to build one of a kind. It is powered by two Perkins six-cylinder turbocharged 1 60-hp diesel engines driving Equi-Quad four-bladed propellers. The fiberglass was supplied by Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corporation and United Merchants and Manufacturers. The bilges are filled with urethane foam giving a positive flotation of over 50,000 pounds. This foam was manufactured by C.P.R. Division of Upjohn Company. The propeller shafts ride in rubber shaft bearings made by BJ Marine Bearings of Borg-Warner. MARINE CONSTRUCTION ? REPAIRING Hillman BARGE & CONSTRUCTION CO. GRANT BUILDING, PITTSBURGH 19, PA. Robert W. Fraser SHIP When your engine cylinder liners drop out of your diesel engines because of worn bearing surfaces, poor efficiency, high oil rates . . . send them to us. We'll put some "backbone" in 'em ... by Mecrome plating a new bearing surface. This patented process makes old liners better than new at less than the cost of a new liner. Puts the skids under costly changeouts. Increases liner life and oil-lubricating qualities. Use Mecrome . . . the "great persuader" for bringing your liners back into shape. DON'T LET CYLINDER LINERS JUMP 26 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News