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Cummins Powers First Towboat

Built By Brice Shipbuilding

Central Boat Rentals of Mor- gan City, La., recently put to work a unique inland, 60-foot pushboat built by Brice Ship- building Inc. of Chauvin, La. The

Vail Trail (shown above) is an unusual ship in that it has six rudders for improved maneuver- ability and control.

The four flanking rudders and two steering rudders are con- trolled by a mechanical-over-hy- draulic steering system with full follow-up. Power for the Vail

Trail is provided by two match- ing KTA-1150 marine engines rated at 470 bhp each at 1,800 rpm. The powerful Cummins die- sels drive Twin Disc MG 518 ma- rine gears with 6:1 ratios and

Coolidge 62- by 50-inch four- bladed wheels. "The construction and design exceeds American Bureau of serviced by the CS&S branch in nearby Morgan City.

Tom Lemmon, CS&S Morgan

City branch manager, noted that

Cummins was proud to be a part of the first boat built by Brice

Shipbuilding and the first Cum- mins-powered one for Central.

Shipping requirements for a new boat," said Don Bordelon, presi- dent of Brice Shipbuilding and naval architect for the Vail Trail. "The propulsion system will make the Vail Trail a very responsive towboat."

With a 27-foot-high pilothouse, a Vail Trail captain should not have any trouble keeping an eye on barges. In addition, the new boat has a specially designed bow platform located above the main deck for easy access to high barges and for carrying extra equipment.

Electrical power is provided by a Perkins 330 DKM-12 generator set rated 30 kw at 1,200 rpm. The

KTA-1150 Cummins engines and the Perkins generator set were provided by Cummins Sales &

Service, Inc. The boat will be

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