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CO's new WT-303 winches deliver more power than previous models, providing the ability to handle the loads of midwater trawling.

They feature a transmission that allows the winch to maintain con- stant speed and power once 30 percent of the cable is on the drum. 'STORM PETREL' SUPPLIERS

Main engine: Caterpillar diesel model D399TA, turbocharged and aftercooled.

Reduction gear: Reintjes two-speed hydraulic reversing.

Propeller: Coolidge 96-inch-diame- ter, four-blade, stainless steel.

Steering: Wagner hydraulic, model

T-19.

Auxiliary engines (3): Cummins models KT1150GC and NT855GC, both turbocharged; Caterpillar model 3304N.

Radars (2): Furuno FR1011 and

FR701.

Depth recorders (2): Furuno FW-

GT22 and FUG-22.

Net recorder: Furuno FNR-700.

Sonars (2): C-Tech "Omni"; Wes- mar SS165-2400-FT.

Loran: North Star 6000 with SLC

Nav-Pac.

Loran plotter: Epsco C-Plot II.

VHF radio: Raytheon 50A.

SSB radio: Northern N571, 150- watt.

Emergency radio: Northern N571, 100-watt.

Gyrocompass: Sperry SR-130.

Autopilot: Sperry 8T.

Intercom: Raytheon 350.

Wind speed indicator: Danforth-

White.

Seawater circ. pumps (4): Crane/

Deming.

Motors for above (4): Lincoln.

Chiller barrels (20): General Re- frigeration.

Compressors (2): Carrier.

Telescoping crane: Slattery, 12-ton.

Stern ramp: MARCO hydraulic ar- ticulating.

Ramp winches (2): Gearmatic.

Winches (10): MARCO W3000 (3),

W0600 (2), W0650 (3), WT303/40 (2).

Net reels (4): MARCO RT96S.

Motors for above (4): Hydrostar 525.

Bait chopper: Hansen.

TOWBOAT 'VOLUNTEER STATE'

The twin-screw, 5,830-bhp tow- boat Volunteer State has entered service moving commodities on the Lower Mississippi River. Built by Jeffboat, Incorporated in Jef- fersonville, Ind., the new vessel is owned by American Financial

Corporation and operated by H &

S Transportation Company, Inc. and River Lines, Inc. of Nash- ville, Tenn.

The Volunteer State is powered by two Alco Power Inc. 16-cyl- inder diesel engines, model 16- 251F, each rated 2,915 bhp at 1,200 rpm. These drive five- bladed, stainless steel propellers through two Falk 3040 reverse/

January 1, 1981

Write 430 on Reader Service Card reduction gears with a ratio of 4.192:1. Two steering rudders and four flanking rudders are oper- ated by independent hydraulic rams.

Two 100-kw generators are powered by GM Detroit Diesel en- gines. Hot water and heating are provided by a Kewanee boiler; the

Dunham-Bush air conditioning system has a capacity of 20 tons. (continued on page 22) Volunteer State

Gladding-Hearn

Shipbuilding Corporation 1 Riverside Avenue, Somerset, Massachusetts 02725. Tel: 617/676-8596

Design, construction, and service oriented

That's how Charles D. Gibson, president of Jekyll

Towing & Marine Services Corp., described the

Gladding-Hearn organization after his company took delivery of the 76-foot tug/utility boat Jekyll

Isle, which he found "built to the highest quality standards."

See us in Booths 311-312 at The Work Boat Show in New Orleans, Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 1981

The Guemes

This 124-foot auto-passenger ferry per- forms yeoman service between Guemes

Island and Anacortes, Wash.

Pilot Boats

Leading pilots' associations consider the

Gladding-Hearn pilot boat the standard in the industry.

MARINE SALES

REPRESENTING ^nson" (Rubbzh C°-

Rubber Sleeve or Flange Bearings

Stuffing Boxes and Keel Coolers

Heavy Duty Fendering

WESTERN BRANCH METALS

Armco Stainless Shafting Systems

Machining — Propeller Nuts

DAMAN INDUSTRIES

Ceramaloy Coatings

Propeller Shaft Liners

Dredge Pump Sleeves and Shafts

FNT INDUSTRIES, INC.

Commercial Fishing Supplies

Netting — Rope — Twine

KAHLENBERG BROS.

Air Horns — S/S Propellers

P.O. Box 33, Glenhead, N.Y. 11545 516-676-3738 "N

Rudder Angle

Indicators

Watertight, synchro-driven types with bulkhead or panel-mounted electric indicators.

Shaft RPM or Engine Speed - Indicators 1 & Counters

Standard equipment on commercial & naval vessels for over 50 years. All-electric with wide choice of indicator and generator styles and mounting.

ALSO: Bow Propulsion Speed and Angle Indicators / Engine & Turbine Speed Indicators / Propeller Pitch Indi- cators / Cable Speed and Footage Counters / Event

Recorders / Electric Elapsed Time Counters 1E-2102

Write 385 on Reader Service Card 6749 Upland Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 19142

Write 171 on Reader Service Card 13