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Outstanding Passenger

Vessels & Ferries (continued) cense for casino gambling.

Although designed to resemble a 19th century sidewheeler, the

Dubuque Casino Belle is fitted with a modern screw propulsion. Three

Cummins model KTA38-M diesel engines, supplied by Northern Iowa

Diesel of Dubuque, produce a total horsepower of2,400 hp at 1,800 rpm.

Power is transmitted to her three

Michigan Work Horse 64-inch-di- ameter propellers via Aquamet shafting and three ZF BW-251 trans- missions. The Dubuque Casino

Belle, with a beam of 58 feet, draft of 5 feet, is actually an integrated com- bination vessel, consisting of a 100- foot power module and 250-foot pas- senger barge connected by a winch cable system.

She has three casinos, with a 272- seat theater lounge and bar, and two dining areas, as well as the children's play area, and souvenir gift shop.

FLYING CAT I

Kvaerner Fjellstrand

Circle 42 on Reader Service Card

The first foreign delivery of the new Flying Cat high-speed catama- rans from Kvaerner Fjellstrand, a member of Norway's Kvaerner

Introducing the small air-conditioning systems that make a big difference. In fact, they're up to 35% smaller than con- ventional systems. Available in capacities from 75 to 1,000 tons,

Carrier's full line of compact screw chillers features R-22 refrigerant, standard. And they're easily convertible to R-134a or other ozone-friendly blends of the future. Advanced micro- processor-based temperature control with remote monitoring capability is also standard. So, you can see our new chiller gives you full performance. In a fraction of the space.

For Companies That Are Going Places:

To Introduce Our New Marine Screw Chiller, Vfe Only Needed

A Small-Space Ad. group, has been made to Greek ship- owner Ceres Hellenic Shipping &

Co.

The second Flying Cat to be built by Fjellstrand's Omastrand yard south of Bergen, the 134-foot Flying

Cat I entered service with the Ceres

Flying Dolphins fleet, calling at the

Saronic islands of Poros, Hydra and

Spetses, as well as the mainland port of Porto Heli.

The catamaran supplied to Ceres joins a fleet of 25 hydrofoil craft which mainly provide ferry services between Athens and Greek islands in the Aegean.

Equipped with two MTU 16V 396 diesel engines and water jets devel- oping a combined 5,400 bhp, the catamaran has a top speed of 38 knots and a service speed of 35 knots.

Kvaerner's 40M Flying Cat will sail in the Sea-Spetsai service in

Greece, and has a capacity of 352 passengers, including 96 on the top deck in Club Class.

The Flying Cat I features an

Anschuetz Standard 14 Gyrocom- pass for ship navigation.

GOODTIME III

Leevac Shipyards

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Leevac Shipyards, Jennings, La., delivered the 1,000-passenger

Goodtime III to owner Goodtime

Cruise Lines, Cleveland, Ohio.

Operating out of East 9th Street

Pier in downtown Cleveland seven days a week from May to the end of

September, the Goodtime III offers sightseeing, dinner/dancing and charter cruises. She seats 222 in the glass-enclosed fully air conditioned/ heated main deck cabin, as well as ample mixed seating on her open second and third decks. In all, she seats about 832 passengers.

Owner Jim Fryan, whose com- pany has been in business since 1958, said he is extremely pleased with the Goodtime III. "She's extremely versatile," said Mr. Fryan. "We are able to operate her on sightseeing trips in the day, dinner cruises in the evening, or charter trips at night."

Built and outfitted at a total cost of $2 million, the Goodtime III has a stage for a live band and large dance floor on her main deck, as well as

GOODTIME III

Equipment List

Main engines ...Cummins

Generator engines ...Cummins

Bow thruster engine ...Cummins

Bow thruster .... Schottel

Engine controls MMC

For more information about our complete line of marine screw chillers, contact Dave Kelly, Director of Sales and Marketing,

Special Products Group, Carrier Transicold Division, Carrier Corporation, P.O. Box 4805, Syracuse, NY 13221 USA, 315-432-7540, FAX 315-432-6218.

In Europe, contact Joop de Jongh, Area Sales Manager, Marine Systems, Carrier Transicold Limited,

Sheffield Straat 18,3047 AP, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 010-4466522, FAX 010-4377369.

TECHNOLOGIES ©1992 Carrier Transicold ili«JS»®ou> two large 200-square-footrest rooms.

Bars are located on all three decks, and a dumb waiter operates from the below deck storage room to the third deck.

The Goodtime III is powered by a pair of Cummins KT19-M diesel en- gines. Auxiliary power is supplied by two Cummins 6BTA5.9-GC(M) diesels connected to two 100-kw gen- erators. A fifth Cummins engine, another model 6BTA5.9-M, drives a 22 Circle 213 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter/Engineering News