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Nichols To Build Advanced

Technology 'Wave Piercer'

For Fast Passenger Service

Artist's conception of the $4-million, Deutz-powered Wave

Piercer, to be built by Nichols Bros. Boat Builders.

Nichols Bros. Boat Builders, Inc. of Whidbey'

Island, Wash., recently announced that a $4- million waterjet-powered "wave piercer"—an advanced technology vessel described as a cross between a catamaran and a hydrofoil—will be in service between San Diego and Catalina Island beginning next spring.

The "Wave Piercer' will be the 10th vessel designed by International Catamaran, Ltd.,

Australia, to be built under license in Nichols

Brothers Boat Builders, yard. The 121.5-foot vessel will have a top speed of 32 knots with 300 passengers aboard.

Unlike a traditional catamaran, in which pas- senger cabins are mounted directly to two hulls, the Wave Piercer suspends the superstructure on angled struts attached to widely spaced, long, narrow hulls that "slip" rather than pound through waves. Each hull contains a high-speed diesel, generator, and fuel tank.

The new vessel will be powered by a pair of

Deutz TBD604V-16 MMM diesel engines devel- oping 2,340 hp at 1,800 rpm and driving Ka-

MeWa Model 63 S-62/60 waterjets.

For free literature giving full details on the facilities and capabilities of Nichols Bros. Boat

Builders,

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Custom, Design-lt-Yourself

Continuous Liquid Level

Indicators Introduced By Gems

Gems Express Service Catalog has introduced a method for specifying and ordering continuous liquid level monitoring sensors. Using a straight- forward, step-by-step check list within the cata- log, custom Gems AXMP-800 Series of plastic continuous level transmitters can be easily spec- ified by the user in a choice of lengths, materials and mountings. Based on selections made, the price can be easily calculated by the customer.

According to Gems, the AXMP-800 Series continuous level transmitters are extremely rug- ged, and accurate to 1/4-inch of actual liquid level. A choice of PVC, polypropylene or Kynar materials provide a board range of chemical compatibility. They mount vertically within a tank and are connected (3-wire) to a remote receiver. As a float moves with liquid level along their tubular stem, it magnetically taps off a voltage with the action of tiny reed switches.

The voltage is transmitted to an indicating meter in a receiver, and is directly proportional to liquid level.

The AXMP-800 plastic continuous level transmitters can be custom produced in lengths to 70 inches, with a choice of mountings

For more information and a free copy of the new 1988 Express Service catalog from Gems,

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