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SAV I up to 300 barrels of oil per year!

ELIMINATE THAT OLD STEAM HORN

The Kahlenberg TRITON Piston Horn is a unique sound producing unit because it requires no compressed air and no diaphragms yet utilizes air vibrations in a tuned sound column. The unit consists of an electric motor driving a pis- ton with a cylinder similar in appearance to an air compres- sor. Very economical to operate and install. Write for bulle- tin. 92C. The KB-20 electric horn is available in 110 volt,

A.C. or 24 volt, D C. for vessels up to 246' in length

KKHLEIIBERG BROS. 10. 198G Monroe St.

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ON THE COVER

Photos - Riverboat casinos, clockwise from lower left; The Diamond Lady, built by Atlantic

Marine; Odyssey, built by Service Marine

Industries; Dubuque Casino Belle, built by Patti

Shipyard; Chicago's First Lady, built by Steiner

Shipyard; and Desert Princess, built by

Skipperliner Shipyard.

INSIDE

National Waterways

Conference Annual

Meeting 22

AWO Fall Convention 28

U.S. Small And

Medium-SizedShipyards 34

Ferries And Small

Passenger Vessels

In The U.S. 36

New Expanding Market

In (GamblingVesseW

Riverboat Casinos 44

Sperry Marine Wins

Equipment Order For

New Class Of Navy Ship

Sperry Marine has received a contract from Bollinger Machine Shop and Ship- yard of Lockport, La., to equip the first eight of the Navy's new class of Coastal

Patrol Boat (PBC) with Sperry Marine

VMC-1000 Voyage Management Sys- tems, dual R ASC AR Radar/ARPAs, Mkl- 27 gyrocompasses, SRP-680 steering controls and SRD-331 speed logs.

According to John V. DeMaso, Sperry

Marine vice president, the VMS-1000 provides basic bridge integration for mis- sion planning, electronic charting and sensor monitoring. Information from all navigation sensors including gyrocom- pass, speedlog and radar are continuously monitored by the VMS-1000 to provide additional safety and efficiency for the vessel.

For further information on Sperry

Marine products,

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