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privM pernniBr At the time we launched her for Tidewater Marine Service in 1961, the 65-foot "Rip Tide" was the largest, toughest, and one of the fastest crewboats ever produced for the offshore oil industry. Eight years later, crewboats have grown considerably bigger and a bit faster. We doubt if they will ever be much tougher. After a stint on the Gulf Coast, "Rip Tide" was dispatched to Alaska's Cook Inlet where infamous ice and tidal conditions wreak havoc on marine equipment. The illustration above was taken March 6, 1969 after "Rip Tide" had returned home to Morgan City for refurbishing. The veteran boat was given a badly needed coat of paint and some engine repairs, but a careful survey showed her hull and cabin to be sound enough for Tidewater Marine to send "Rip Tide" abroad once more for an extended assignment in the Persian Gulf. This, we think, is pretty fair proof of the per-formance you can expect from boats built by Sewart Sea craft. , Sewart Scacraf t World's largest builders of high speed steel and aluminum boats. P. 0. Box 108, Berwick, La. 70342, Tel. 395-3572 (Code 504) (An equal opportunity employer) April 1 / 1969 21