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This propeller is designed to give your boat more power.

It's Federal Propeller's 4-blade "Power Thrust."

Install it instead of a 3-blade. The result is greater power, smoother operation.

Which means better handling and ma- neuvering. Reduced engine wear. Better fuel economy. And that'snot all... "Power

Thrust" was heavy-duty designed with heavy blade edges to resist damage. So costly repairs ... haul out and downtime are vastly reduced.

Available through 96" in Federal's "B" Bronze, or super tough Ni-Bral, also in Stainless Steel through 40" diameter.

Get a "Power Thrust." You'll notice the difference. See your marine dealer or contact Federal Propellers,Grand Rapids,

Michigan 49502.

PROPELLER 3-4

Avondale To Modernize

ODECO Jackup Rig

Bought From Chevron

Ocean Drilling & Exploration

Company, New Orleans, La., has an- nounced that it has purchased a jack- up drilling rig from Chevron Oil Co.

The unit, which will be renamed the Ocean 66, is now at Avondale

Shipyards, Inc., New Orleans, where it is' undergoing an extensive over- haul and modernization program, ac- cording to Alden J. Laborde, OD-

ECO president, who announced the acquisition.

The Ocean 66 will be the fourth jackup unit to join ODECO's world- wide drilling fleet. A fifth unit, the

Ocean King, is presently under con- struction by Marathon LeTourneau

Marine Division at Vicksburg, Miss.

Built by Avondale in 1958, the

Ocean 66 has a rated operating depth of 100 to 120 feet and a rated drill- ing depth of 20,000 feet.

Overall dimensions of the rig are 217 feet by 117 feet by 14 feet. It has modern quarters for 63 men and is slated for service in the Gulf of

Mexico in March.

Maintenance Free

Pipe For Tankers

Described By Kubota

A colorfully illustrated 44-page brochure describing its centrifugally cast steel KCP Cargo Oil Pipe has been published by Kubota, Ltd.

The bulletin discusses some of the problems and expenses involved in the maintenance of cargo oil pipe in tankers.

Several actual installations of Ku- bota's KCP Cargo Oil Pipe and re- ports of performance after periodic inspections are described in detail.

Kubota has 70 years of experience in centrifugal casting technology. The accumulation of this technology is based upon Kubota's success, in 1952, in the centrifugal casting of steel for the first time in the world.

Centrifugal casting consists of the rapid rotation of a hollow, cylindrical mold into which molten metal is poured. The use of centrifugal force in this manufacturing method at the time that the molten metal hardens, imparts enormous pressure. This makes the composition of the material very fine, resulting in products with a high degree of uniformity and sta- bility.

Inquiries or requests for Bulletin

MC 301 can be directed to: Pipe &

Casting Products Export Depart- ment, Kubota, Ltd., 3-2, 3-chome,

Muromachi, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku,

Tokyo, Japan.

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