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Nichols Catamaran (continued) under a canopy aft on the second deck and atop the bridge deck. A dance floor has been installed on the main deck. Bogen stereo entertain- ment systems and color videos are mounted in the cabins.

According to Bob Black, man- ager of Catalina Passenger Service, an increasing demand for speed on the Catalina route prompted the order for the catamaran. Mr. Black said that the Catalina Flyer would cut travel time by more than half on the route.

Nichols Brothers' 11th and 12th catamarans are already under con- struction at the Whidbey Island boatyard. Nichols is building a sis- ter ship to the U.S. Army's Jera that was christened at Langley, Wash., in

April. Nichols is also building an advanced marine concept catama- ran that will be 122 feet in length, the details of which will be an- nounced shortly, according to Ni- chols Brothers president Matt Ni- chols.

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CATALINA FLYER

Equipment List

Main engines Caterpillar

Generator engines John Deere

Reduction gears Reintjes

Propellers Lip

Propulsion controls . Systems Engineering

Steering Hough Marine

Starters Klockner-Moeller

VHF radios ICOM

Radars Furuno

Autopilot Sperry

Loran Furun

Flasher Ross

Wiring & light fixtures . . . Hardware Specialty

Sound entertainment system . . . Bogen

Coatings Hempel

Equitable Reopens

Louisiana Shipyard

To Build Coal Barges

Equitable Shipyards, Inc. has re- opened its Madisonville, La., ship- yard to begin construction on 39 coal-carrying hopper barges for the

Indiana Michigan Power Company,

Ft. Wayne, Ind.

John Dane III, president of the

Trinity Marine Group that includes

Equitable, said the reopening of the

Madisonville shipyard is significant because it reflects increased activity in inland waterway transportation, and because it will aid the economy in the Madisonville area with ap- proximately 150 new jobs.

The nearly $8-million pact calls for the construction of twenty-four 175-foot by 26-foot by 11-foot barges, and fifteen 195-foot by 35- foot by 12-foot barges. Construction has begun and all 39 barges will be completed by February 1989. Mr.

Dane added that negotiations are

July, 1988 under way to secure additional busi- ness to keep the plant open on a long-term basis.

The E qui table/Mad is on ville shipyard was opened in the early 1940s. It produced approximately 7,000 barges and boats before its close in 1985 with the decline in the offshore energy industries and in- land waterway transportation. At its peak, approximately 600 persons were employed at the facility.

Mr. Dane said the Madisonville shipyard is being reactivated be- cause it was designed to produce barges and has all of the manufac- turing equipment to meet the high quality standards and production schedules demanded by barge oper- ators.

The barges were designed by

Shearer & Associates, a New Or- leans naval architecture firm.

The Trinity Marine Group is owned by Trinity Industries, Inc. of

Dallas, Texas. In addition to the two

Equitable shipyards, the group in- cludes Halter Marine, Inc. ship- yards in Moss Point, Miss., and

Lockport, La., Moss Point Marine,

Inc. in Escatawpa, Miss., and Gret- na Machine and Iron Works, Inc. in

Harvey, La.

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Model 50 Hz

Rated

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Max Cont.* kW 60 Hz.

Rated

BHP 1800 RPM

Max Cont.* kW

Weight kg. (lbs.) 4B3.9G GC 52 33 61 37 658(1450) 4BT3.9G /GC 71 40 82 50 687 (1514) 6B5.9G GC 90 45 97 55 835(1840) 6BT5.9G GC 113 65 134 72 865(1905)

N-855G GC 160 110 195 125 2295(5055)

NT 855G GC 2 265 175 320 215 2586(5695)

NT-855G GC-3 310 205 355 235 2651 (5840)

NTA-855G GC 322 215 385 260 2747(6050)

NTTA-855G/GC-1 380 255 420 285 2851 (6280)

KT19-G GC 380 255 420 285 3330(7335)

KTA19-GGC-1 425 285 505 335 3487(7680)

KTA19-G GC-2 450 355 525 360 3575(7875)

VT28-G GC 530 360 620 420 5008(11030)

VTA28-G GC-1 614 410 690 465 5471 (12050)

VTA28-G GC-2 614 410 750 510 5650(12445)

VTA28-G GC-3 745 510 — — 5766(12700)

KT38-G GC 750 515 910 625 7377(16250)

KTA38-G GC-1 850 575 1030 700 7416(16335)

KTA38-G/GC-2 890 615 1085 750 7872(17340)

KTA50 G GC-1 1180 815 1350 925 8989(19800) *().H Power factor. KW rating mav vary depending on voltage required.

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