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Boats & Barges

The 800-passenger dinner/cruise boat Odyssey, reminiscent of a private yacht.

Service Marine Industries, Inc., recently christened the firm's eighth dinner/cruise boat, the 800-passen- ger Odyssey. The vessel was spon- sored by Mr. and Mrs. Jim Miller of

Chicago, owners of Service Marine.

The boat was christened by Ms.

Brandy Gros, daughter of Mr. and

Mrs. Wilbert Gros. Mr. Gros is one of the company's shipbuilders.

Tom Hensley, president of Serv- ice Marine, said that the Odyssey is by far the most glamorous of the megayacht-style dinner boats de- signed by the company. The 175- foot long by 37-foot wide boat will carry her 800 passengers on three by Service Marine Industries, Inc., has styling "whisper" quiet decks.

Odyssey Cruises will operate the

M/V Odyssey from the Navy Pier in

Chicago. The managing partners,

Mike Higgins and Roy Sanders, plan to offer a true yachting experi- ence with specially prepared food served at the guests' tables. There will be live entertainment and music provided for the passengers' enjoy- ment.

For the passengers' comfort, the engine room has been made as quiet and vibration free as possible by use of special engine mounts and sound isolation panels. Windows are heav- ily tinted to block out unwanted heat, and sized to provide excellent scenic views.

The Louisiana Machinery Com- pany supplied the main engines and generators for the Odyssey. The boat is powered by two Caterpillar 3408 DITA engines, rated at 470 bhp each at 1,800 rpm. The two generators are Caterpillar 3406T marine gensets with 250 kw genera- tors. The boat is equipped with a 240-hp Schottel bowthruster direct driven by Caterpillar 3208T, 250 hp 20-Page Guide Offered

On Rolla Propellers

Rolla SP Propellers S.A., Balerna,

Switzerland, a leader in the design and production of some of the world's widest selection of advanced tech- nology and high performance pro- pellers, is offering a 20-page general guide to its fast propellers.

Divided into 15 sections, the guide details several key recent company developments.

One event is the 1,039-mile vic- tory obtained by Howard Arneson on the Mississippi River in a 32-foot catamaran. The boat was powered by a single 1,325-hp GE T-58 tur- bine and one of Arneson's ASD-8 drives with a Rolla stainless steel racing propeller. Mr. Arneson set a new record of 12 hours, 40 minutes and 50 seconds.

A second event detailed in the guide is the technical success of the

REXPSC90-91 Series. According to

Rolla, these propellers almost double the advantage of going from conven- tional to surface piercing technol- ogy.

Thirdly, exhaustive testing of

Rolla's latest family of investment cast surface piercing propellers has at 2,800 rpm. Marine gears are ZF model BW-161 at a ratio of 4:1. Bird-

Johnson supplied the 48-inch by 46- inch propellers.

Harris Refrigeration supplied and installed the 73-tons of air condi- tioning and Frank L. Beier Elec- tronics supplied and installed the ship's electronics package.

For free literature detailing the boatbuilding services of Service

Marine Industries,

Circle 80 on Reader Service Card ended at the Technische Universi- tat Berlin, and the results of the testing will be presented by John

Rose of Rolla USA, together with

Prof. Kruppa of Berlin at the FAST 91 conference at Trondheim, Nor- way. The title of the presentation will be "Surface Piercing Propel- lers—Methodical Propeller Series

Model Test Results."

For a free copy of the guide from

Rolla,

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LPG Carrier Orders

Continue On Rise

Over the last four years, there has been a substantial rise in the number of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers on order, according to Clarkson Research Studies of the

U.K.

According to Clarkson's Gas

Carrier Register, as of the 1st of this year, 99 LPG carriers were on order worldwide, compared with 80 a year earlier and 44 in 1989.

An analysis of the order book indicates that a substantial rise in deliveries of LPG carriers will take place this year and in 1993.

Service Marine Christens 800-Passenger 'Odyssey'

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