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Omnithruster And Marteco

Enter Agreement For

European Representation

Charles M. Aker, vice president and general manager of Omni- thruster, Inc., Los Angeles, Calif., a manufacturer of marine maneu- vering and propulsion systems, has announced the signing of a representative's agreement with

Marteco Ltd., S.A., Member of

Marteco group of companies, based in Piraeus, Greece.

Marteco is headed by Harry N.

Petrakakos, president; Spyros E.

Haviaris, vice president, sales; and Michael N. Petrakakos, vice president, Technical Division, all of whom are members of The

Society of Naval Architects and

Marine Engineers, with over 15 years of experience in the ma- rine industry as consultants, na- val architects, engineers and sur- veyors working with shipbuilders, vessel owners and operators, na- val architects and marine engi- neers. Marteco will coordinate the

Omnithruster™ technical and marketing activities with its as- sociated companies who, com- bined, will offer widespread sales and service capabilities in Europe.

Omnithruster manufactures a complete line of maneuvering and propulsion equipment using a unique application of hydrojet re- action force principles. Equip- ment is sized from 25 horsepower up to single thrust modules of 1,000 hp and combined thrust capable of 6,000 horsepower.

Sea Level Boat Plans

To Build Two Tug/Supply

Boats For $25 Million

Sea Level Boat Co., Inc., a sub- sidiary of CSI Hydrostatic Test- ers, Inc., 2205 Pinhook Road, La- fayette, La., has applied for a

Title XI guarantee to aid in fi- nancing the construction of two offshore towing/supply vessels.

Both 192-foot-long, 2,500- horsepower vessels will be built by J. Ray McDermott and Co.,

Inc., New Iberia, La. Upon the vessels' delivery in 1981, Sea Lev- el plans to use them in the Gulf of Mexico, Alaska, and off the

U.S. East and West Coasts.

If approved, the guarantee would cover $7,581,000, or 87y2 percent of the vessels' $8,664,158 estimated actual cost.

Garlock Releases New

Version Of Expansion

Joint Manual

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Garflex® fully molded flowing arch joints, and Gylon® all-PTFE mold- ed joints and flexible couplings.

Design features, temperature and pressure ranges, media com- patibility, movement capabilities, sizes, weights, and other perti- nent data are given on standard styles. Special construction and material variations are mentioned and a number of specialty items shown.

Numerous other items of inter- est to architects, engineers, con- tractors, or end users are offered.

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