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JPQL ply and crewboats that are being used to service offshore oil and gas drilling and production oper- ations in the Gulf. Positioned on the north bank of the ship chan- nel just west of Corpus Christi

Public Elevator, the drydock will haul out vessels of up to 200 feet in length. It will accommodate vesels up to 62 feet wide, and some larger barges will extend from either end of the drydock.

This will allow work such as changing shafts and propellers, repairing hulls, painting, repower- ing, and doing annual inspections. "This facility adds a new di- mension to the type of mainte- nance service that will be avail- able to the south Texas marine industry," said Corpus Christi port director Harry Plomarity.

Corpus Christi Gets Its

First Floating Drydock

The first floating drydock in

Texas south of Houston was launched (photo above) at the

Port of Corpus Christi recently.

The facility has the capacity to lift boats and barges weighing up to 1,300 tons, and is operated by

Jay Bludworth Inc. The first ves- sel hauled out for repairs on the 108-foot drydock was the Philip

K, a Corpus Christi harbor tug- boat that was designed by Mr.

Bludworth five years ago.

Mr. Bludworth anticipates that most of his business will come from the growing number of sup-

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Spectacle Line Blinds

Stacey Valve Company, Brook- lyn, N.Y., is offering a catalog that gives detailed specifications and operating features of its 601-

AJ Spectacle Line Blind. This blind, particularly suited for ship- board fuel and liquid cargo lines, is said to provide positive dead- tight shutoff in piping from 2 to 18 inches.

With the Stacey 601-AJ blind, opening is accomplished by a sin- gle turn of three bolts. The spec- tacle is rotated to the desired position—with either the "blind" plate or the full-bore "open" plate in the pipeline—and the bolts are retightened. A short steel bar or pipe is the only tool required. The exposed plate of the spectacle in- dicates the status of the blind at a glance, even from a distance, a valuable safety and mainte- nance feature.

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Compact shape makes for easy fitting and handling on- board. Corrosion and oxidation resistance means longer service life. Requires no messy and expensive filter changes.

Capacities in system sizes range from 1 to 1,322 gallons per hour.

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