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BOA TS & BARGES

Gladding-Hearn Building

N.Y. City Harbor Survey Boat

Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding,

The Duclos Corporation, Somerset,

Mass., has begun construction of a harbor survey vessel for the New

York City Department of Environ- mental Protection.

The shipyard is building the rela- tively compact 55-foot-long by 16- foot-beam, all-aluminum vessel for year-round use by a two-person crew and four scientists and techni- cians, who will study water and sedi- ments found in the city's waterways and offshore, said company offi- cials.

In addition to two bunks forward, a head and fully equipped galley, the vessel, designed by C. Raymond x*4GER SH/p v T. $ Building 6 Ways a S.

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Outboard profile drawing of the harbor survey boat under construction at Gladding-Hearn

Shipbuilding for the New York City Department of Environmental Protection.

Hunt Associates of Boston, Mass., will feature a small laboratory equipped with a vacuum filtration system, incubators, refrigerators, freezers, laboratory countertops, safety shower and storage lockers and drawers. Two one-ton hydrau- lic, swivel cranes will be mounted on a large work deck aft to collect bot- tom samples.

The survey boat will be finished with Awlgrip®, which according to

Peter Duclos, vice president of engineering at Gladding-Hearn, will require less maintenance and look better longer than a conventionally painted aluminum boat.

Scheduled for delivery in March 1991, the vessel will be powered by twin eight-cylinder 375-hp Detroit

Diesel engines driving 30-inch four- bladed Nibral propellers through

ZF IRM-320 PL-1 reduction gears.

For free literature detailing the shipbuilding capabilities of Glad- ding-Hearn,

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HARBOR SURVEY BOAT

Equipment List

Main engines(2) . . .... Detroit Diesel

Gears ZF

Engine controls . . Morse

Gensets Onan

Steering system . . Hynautic

Radar . . Raytheon/Furuno

VHF Raytheon

Loran Furuno

Depth sounder . . Horizon

Compass Richie

Loud hailer .... Raytheon

Music system . . . Audiovox

Circle 301 on Reader Service Card $342-Million Offshore

Platform To Be Built

By Fincantieri

Fincantieri recently announced that a $342 million order for a Sana 15,000 offshore platform for Mid- land Scottish Group will go ahead.

The Group's financing problems ap- pear to have cleared up.

The Italian state shipping compa- ny of Almare is negotiating with

Fincantieri for two 130,000-cubic- meter gas carriers with a total value of $855 million. Fincantieri will sup- ply the designs with containment technology from France.

Kobelt Offers 32-Page,

Full-Color Brochure

On Pneumatic Controls

Kobelt Manufacturing Company

Ltd. of Richmond, British Colum- bia, Canada, one of the leaders in quality marine controls and disc brakes, has published a 32-page, full-color brochure on the pneumat- ic controls manufactured by the company.

The publication points out that

Kobelt pneumatic control compo- nents are one of the most reliable means of control for marine propul- sion packages and deck machinery.

All components are made from die- cast brass with stainless steel hard- ware. Designs have been simplified by eliminating many moving parts and yet retaining all the essential safeguards for propulsion package timing.

The brochure lists Kobelt prod- ucts and applications, along with descriptive text, photos, mechanical drawings, etc.

For further information and a free copy of the 32-page brochure from Kobelt,

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IMPACT economically over the next 22 years is how the result of opening the new bridge linking Sav- annah, Ga., and South Carolina was described. The traditional removal of the construction "traveler" from beneath the new bridge (shown above) signifies completion of the main span. Bridge ramps are under construction and the new span will open in early 1991. The new bridge, replacing the Talmadge Memorial

Bridge, will enable even the world's largest containership to sail upriver into Georgia's busiest port. The eco- nomic impact is also expected to generate 23,000 additional jobs and add $80 million annually to federal and state revenues. 10 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

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