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bhp at 2,100 rpm. Cooled by a heat exchanger, the engine drives a Co- lumbian Bronze 40-inch, 4-bladed stainless-steel propeller through a

Twin Disc 3:1 reduction gear and

Armco Aquamet-17, 3 Vi -inch-diam- eter shafting. This efficient propul- sion system moves the lightweight boat at speeds up to about 14.5 knots.

Topside, the Miss Julie has a 19- foot beam, with a spacious deck aft capable of accommodating 40-50 lobster traps. A 14-inch hydraulic pot hauler, driven off the main en- gine and controlled from the pilot house, is fitted to the aft bulkhead of the cabin. Amidships are two ful- ly insulated holding tanks with a combined capacity of some 16,000 pounds of lobster. The tanks and their piping systems are designed so that the level of the holding water is held at just what is needed to cover the quantity of lobsters caught.

Both tanks are fitted with bottom breakstrength of steel and 1/20 the weight in water!

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In riser tensioner applica- tions, ropes of KEVLAR last up to 4 times longer in actual field use, due to their superior cyclic fatigue properties. Ease of handling provides important savings in in- stallation time and labor.

Towing lines of KEVLAR can provide extra years of service, because of superior fatigue and corrosion resistance.

Ropes of KEVLAR are unaffected by saltwater, organic

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In Houston, call: 880-5638. mm aluminum trays that are raised and lowered by an electric hoist to bring the catch to the surface for ease of unloading. A circulating water sys- tem, as well as a backup aeration unit that infuses filtered air into the holding water, serves both tanks.

In addition to her functional effi- ciency, the Miss Julie offers a full range of amenities for convenience of operation and crew comfort. She has a spacious, well-insulated and electrically heated pilothouse fitted with starboard control station, char- ting area, captain's berth, day gal- ley, and locker area with access to the engine room. The front of the pilothouse is of "West Coast" de- sign, with forward-slanting windows and protective visor. This arrange- ment allows more space for over- head mounting of electronics, and generally enhances visibility in bad weather. Crew quarters in the fore- castle has accommodations for four hands and includes a galley area, mess table with settees, bunks, head/showers, and storage area.

MISS JULIE

Major Suppliers

Main engine . .American M.A.N. Corp.

Reduction gear Twin Disc

Propeller Columbian Bronze

Propeller Shaft Aquamet

Steering . . Wood Freeman Automatic

Pilot, Ocean Marine Services

Controls Morse Controls

Compass Ritchie

Steering Wheel Edson

Radars Raytheon & Furuno

Fathometers Furun

VHF Radios Raytheon

Anchor Danforth

Searchlight Perko

Navigation Lights Aqua-Signal

MOBIL JOLIET

St. Louis Ship

The 3,600-bhp towboat Mobil

Joliet, designed and built for Mobil

Oil Company by the St. Louis Ship

Division of Pott Industries Inc., fea- tures the St. Louis Ship exclusive

Super Hydrodyne hull. The new vessel, which replaced the Mobil La-

Crosse built by St. Louis Ship in 1951, will operate out of Mobil's Jol- iet, 111. refinery.

Mobil Joliet has an overall length of 140 feet, beam of 44 feet, depth of 10 feet 6 inches, and normal operat- ing draft of 8 feet 6 inches at her design draft. The all-welded steel hull is heavily framed longitudinally and transversely, with the aft deck raised to provide additional strength to the stern.

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