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two KaMeWa water jets, the Jet

Express II reaches speeds of 32 knots fully loaded and is equipped with hydraulic adjustable trim tabs. It makes the 12-mile trip in approxi- mately 20 minutes.

Other KaMeWa equipment on the boat includes engine and steering controls, as well as shafting. The boat's two 30-kW LIMA generators are powered by two 30-kW Lister generator engines.

Electronics onboard include Icom

IC-120 VHF radio, Raytheon radar,

Micro Logic loran and a Ritchie com- pass.

The Jet Express II, like its sister boat, was designed for the shoals surrounding Port Clinton. The wa- ter jets raise the catamaran's draft from 7.5 feet with conventional subcavitating propellers, to a shal- low 3.5 feet. The three-deck, all- aluminum vessel features uphol- stered seats made by the shipyard and Norwegian Georg Eknes. The wide aisles and coamingless doors, folding seats, large head and wide flip-down gates reportedly make the vessel easily accessible to disabled passengers.

JET EXPRESS II

Equipment List

Main engines Deutz MWM

Reduction gears ZF

Water jets

Engine controls

Steering controls

KaMeWa

KaMeWa

KaMeWa

Generator engines

Generators LIMA

Generator control panel

Radar

VHF radio

Loran ...Industrial Power Systems

Raytheon

Compass Ritchie

Depth sounder Datamarine

Loud hailer Raytheon

Music system Bogan

Coatings

Pumps

U.S. Paints

Gould

YOOKENE SPIRIT

Munson Manufacturing

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When the Dinyee Corp. of

Fairbanks, Alaska, and its subsiderary Yukon River Tours de- cided to capitalize on increased tour- ism in the Fairbanks/Yukon area, it turned to Munson Manufacturing to supply a high-speed passenger tour boat.

Munson recently delivered to

Dinyee a Munson Hammerhead high-speed vessel, the Yookene

Spirit, built for quick river tours.

To accommodate the crowds and make a profit at the same time,

Dinyee was looking for a vessel which had to meet many requirements.

The boat had to be fast, shallow draft, able to carry a bus load of people, easily beachable for bow load- ing and offloading, and tough, to endure being frozen into the ice or dragged up to the riverbank for win- ter storage.

The Yookene Spirit, which met all of Dinyee's performance and bud- get constraints, is powered by three 330-hp Mercruiser gas inboard/out- board engines coupled to the

Mercruiser Bravo II inboard/out- board drive legs. The vessel mea- sures 42.5 feet long by 15.5 feet wide and draws less than two feet when running at its 30-knot cruise speed.

Seating accommodates 49 passen- gers and two crew. Electronics onboard include dual Coastal Na\ gation depth sounders, Horizon Ga axy VHF, Aquameter compass ar an Apelco public address system.

The USCG-certified boat was d livered for under $160,000.

CAPTAIN HENRY LEE

Washburn & Doughty

Associates, Inc.

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Washburn & Doughty Associates,

Inc. recently delivered a passenger and auto ferry to the Maine State

Ferry Service in 1992.

YOOKENE SPIRIT

Equipment List

Main engines Mercruise

Engine controls Morsi

Depth sounder Coastal Navigatoi

VHF radio Horizon Galax;

Compass Aquamete

Public address system Apelcc - EXPERIENCE - 264' POCKET CRUISE LINER 160 PASSENGERS

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From the design of cruise ships, ferries, large factory trawlers and freighters to minor modifications, expertise gained through extensive marine construction experience has been the key to the suc- cess of every GPA project. The in-house design team at GPA includes experienced engineers in all engineering disciplines.

Guido Perla & Associates offers a wide variety of services including:

Computer Aided Design

Production Engineering

Computer Lofting

Technical Consulting

Regulatory Agency Liaison

Preventive Maintenance

Programs

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In the high-stakes business of riverboat gaming, Bender Shipbuilding's rapid delivery puts you ahead of the game. When Illinois river waters opened to gaming last year, Bender's swift 90-day conversion raced the Alton Belle Casino to this new market far ahead of its competition.

Bender has applied the same standards of rapid delivery, quality construction and competitive pricing to a variety of other projects ranging from SHIPBUILDING & sleek dinner cruisers to permanently moored dockside casinos.

From traditional paddle wheelers to casino barges — you name the game, we can build the vessel.

Our national dominance in converting existing vessels to new uses provides you with an economical and fast entry into the riverboat gaming market. Our 70-year tradition of quality new construction and state-of-the-art

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