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Outstanding (continued)

Hough Marine for the steering sys- tem, Cascade Machinery and Pacific

Pump for pumps, and Fisheries

Supply Company for lifesaving gear and marine hardware.

The Haller Company supplied valves, North Coast Electric motor starters, Hardware Specialties for wiring and light fixtures, Everett

Steel for anchor and rope, Pacific

Coast Marine for doors, and Alas- kan Copper and Brass for piping.

Nichols Bros, last year signed a sublicense agreement with Atlantic and Gulf Boatbuilding of Fort Lau- derdale, Fla., for construction of a catamaran of the Australian design.

The 72-foot vessel for Bottom Time

Adventures will contain staterooms and be used for overnight trips to the Bahamas on diving expeditions.

CATAMARIN

Major Suppliers

Main engines (2) Deutz

Reduction gears Reintjes

Propellers . . . Coolidge

Engine controls Systems Engineering

Steering system Wagner

Generators . . . . Northern Lights

Motor starters . Allen Bradley

Weathertight doors Pacific Coast Marine

Coatings .... .... International

Radars Furuno

VHF radios . . . Raytheon

Depth sounder Ross

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Boston Whaler, Inc. of Rockland,

Mass., continues to expand its pres- ence in the commercial market with the introduction of the Challenger 27. This model follows a smaller 25- foot version, where aluminum top- sides are joined to Whaler's fiber- glass-reinforced hulls.

The Challenger's superstructure was designed by C. Raymond Hunt

Associates of Boston, and built by

Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding of

Somerset, Mass. Boston Whaler completes the vessel with the instal- lation of engines, electronics, and other gear to suit individual owners' requirements.

Challenger hulls are the proven 27-foot design, more than 200 of which are currently in offshore use.

Extra fiberglass has been added to strengthen the boat for commercial and military service. Like other

Boston Whalers, the Challenger uses a foam core method of con- struction providing 8,000 pounds of reserve buoyancy, even with all compartments flooded.

The cockpit floor, cabin assembly, and bulkheads are constructed of

Xfi-inch 5086 aluminum. Roof struc- tures are Vi-inch aluminum plate, reinforced to accept radars and mast assemblies. Painted aluminum surfaces are finished with Interna- tional's Interthane.

Electronics aboard the Challenger include a Furuno 803D radar,

Furuno FCV 501 color video soun- der, two Raytheon Ray 78 radios,

Northstar 800 Loran C, a Datamar- ine S200 DL digital depth finder, and a Datamarine S100KL speed log.

The specially built outboards were supplied by Johnson Motors, and utilize a 160-cubic-inch power- head mated to a heavy-duty lower gear case. Propellers are 15- by 16- inch stainless steel, which have been double-capped. Engines turn at

CHALLENGER 27

Major Suppliers

Main propulsion units (2) ... . . Johnson Motors

Radar Furuno

Loran C Northstar

SSB radio .... Raytheon

Depth sounder & speed log Datamarine

Coatings . . . . International

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