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Dubai Drydocks Reports

Profit For Second Year —Literature Available

Dubai Drydocks, which declared a profit after its first year of activity, reported a profit exceeding expecta- tions at the completion of its second year of operation at the end of Feb- ruary of this year.

Since opening the yard in March 1983, and despite the adverse effects of the Iran/Iraq war and the de- pressed shipping market in the world, Dubai Drydocks has become firmly established in the market as one of the largest ship repairers in the Persian Gulf.

By the end of the second year, 135 vessels with a total of 9.2 million dwt were successfully repaired by the yard, more than doubling the figures of 68 vessels of 4 million dwt for the first year. As of March 1, 1985, the number of vessels repaired was 183, with sizes varying from the smallest ocean research vessel to the largest ULCC—the 423,000-dwt

Buyuk Selcuklu—bringing the total number of ULCCs repaired to 10 and the number of VLCCs to 31. A variety of tankers, general cargo and bulk carriers, supply vessels, dredg- ers, derrick barges, rigs and crane ships, etc., have all entered the dry- docks for repairs and general main- tenance.

The related activities of the yard, such as the tank cleaning station, galvanizing plant, electrical shop, laboratory and extensive machine shop facilities, are all fully opera- tional and are said to serve the Gulf market with increasing demand and success.

The third year of operation is now underway for Dubai Drydocks, with an encouraging volume of outstand- ing orders pointing to a promising year ahead.

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Farboil Offers Free

Four-Color Folder

On Wetsall® Coatings

The Farboil Company of Balti- more, Md., is offering a free four- color folder on Wetsall®, the primer specially designed by Farboil, after years of extensive laboratory and field research, to penetrate damp, rusty surfaces.

Under the heading "Life Insur- ance for Metal Surfaces," the text of the brochure mentions that if you have painted over damp, rusty sur- faces with conventional paint prim- ers, you know what happens—the first coat of primer doesn't adhere properly and, since the entire paint system depends on that bond, the whole system fails. However, time and cost constraints often require that you paint under such condi- tions. Farboil's solution to the prob- lem is Wetsall, which penetrates rust and moisture and chemically bonds tight rust and firmly adhering paint to steel surfaces. It forces moisture out through the paint and forms a tough coating that stops fur- ther rusting. Wetsall's penetration is said to be so effective that exist- ing rust becomes an integral part of the coating.

Advantages pointed out in the publications are: Wetsall requires less preparation in that it eliminates the need for dry surfaces and the need for costly sand or shot blasting to remove rust; Wetsall is a fast dry- ing coating that also performs well as a finish for up to 30 months, resisting exposure to salt spray, ul- traviolet rays, chemical and oil fumes and spillage, humidity and moisture; and Wetsall has excellent coverage—one gallon will cover up to 400 square feet.

The back page of the folder con- tains results from extensive 30 and 54-month exposure tests conducted on Farboil's Wetsall coatings by the

Steel Structures Painting Council.

Wetsall scored an average rating of 8.2 and 8.9 out of a perfect 10 points, respectively. According to the manufacturer, Wetsall proved, at 1.4 mils thickness, to be among the highest performing, commer- cially obtainable and economically priced products in the test.

Wetsall is available in red, grey, white and black to cover all anti- corrosive priming needs.

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At sea, radio means Radio Holland.

Mobody at sea need ever go beyond Radio

Holland for communications. We offer the world's finest radio communications products, at reason- able prices, supported wherever you sail.

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The Sailor Program 1000B, for example, is a marine 55B system covering the 1.6 to 27.5 MHz frequency range with a powerful 400-watt output.

Full duplex or simplex operation, an autotuned antenna coupler and keypad entry of all frequen- cies and system modes permit easy operation and reliable performance. In the VHF range, we of- fer the proven RT144 simplex/semiduplex system, the RT146 multi-remote full duplex system and the new supercompact RT2047 with scanning. We even have a communications scrambler with 16.8 million code combinations that works with any VHF, 55B and telephone. And, our Sailor and Philips equipment makes it easy to upgrade the most basic 55B system to fully automatic telegraph/telex/ARQ operation. 5o, wherever you sail or whatever type of vessel you operate, you can call on Radio Holland for the complete communications package to meet your needs.

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