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Westamarin's Foilcat 2900, driven by two MTU 16V engines, is capable of 50-knot speeds.

WESTMARIN: Breaking New Ground With Foilcat 2900

The name Westamarin is familiar to those involved in shipping, as well as amongst thousands of passengers in Norway and several other coun- tries.

For more than 30 years the com- pany has delivered fast passenger craft, most of which have been cata- marans carrying the trademark

Westamarin, a name which in Nor- way has become synonymous with this type of craft.

Westamarin West A/S in Mandal is a leading yard in the production of fast passenger catamarans. Since 1986 the yard has been a company within the Swede Ship Group and is 100 percent owned by Swede Ship

Invest AB.

In 1971, as the first yard world- wide, Westamarin A/S introduced the high speed passenger catamaran. The development and construction of the

W-86, M/S Fjordglytt represented in 1971 the first vessel of this type ever produced.

The development of the vessel was made possible by making use of the yard's 10 years experience in produc- ing different types of high-speed ves- sels.

Westamarin A/S has constructed and delivered more than 60 vessels, the majority of which have been pas- senger catamarans.

However, the yard also has experi- ence building SES catamarans and single-hull vessels for military and civil uses.

Nearly 20 years after the introduc- tion of the passenger catamaran,

Westamarin made yet another world premier with its Foilcat 2900, which was developed, designed and built by

Westamarin West A/S inMandal, and was the first high speed craft of the

Foil Cat type to be delivered.

The 96-foot Foilcat 2900 passenger catamaran, which has a 27-foot breadth and a six-foot draft, is outfit- ted with 100 percent submerged foil profiles.

In operation, the foils will lift the catamaran hull out of the water and an advanced computer controlled "Flight Control System" (FCS), in combination with movable flaps on the foils, keep the Foilcat 2900 stable.

Low sea resistance on the hulls and foil system result in a service speed of 45 knots (Maximum speed is approxi- mately 50 knots), significantly reduc- ing travelling time when compared to conventional catamarans.

Classed Det norske Veritas * 1A1R 90 Light Craft Passenger Catamaran,

EO, the Foilcat 2900's hull is con- structed of seawater resistant alumi- num, and its foils are stainless steel.

The vessel, has a capacity for 160 passengers, is powered by a pair of

MTU 16V 396 TE 74L engines (2,000 kW at 2,000 rpm), which drive Ulstein propellers.

The Foilcat2900 also features Stam- ford generators, and a ventilation sys- tems delivered by A/S Norsk

Viftefabrikk.

For additional information on the

Foilcat 2900 or the capabilities and services of Westamarin,

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BOATS AND BARGES

Trinity's Halter Marine

Delivers Two Towboats To

Army Corps Of Engineers

Trinity Industries, Inc., subsid- iary Halter Marine, Inc., ofLockport,

La., has delivered two 50-foot tow- boats, the William R. Porter and the

P. H. Worley to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington, W.Va., dis- trict.

The Porter is working on the Ohio

River at Gallipolis, Ohio, and the

Winfield is working on the Kanawha

River in West Virginia district.

Each of the all-steel towboats has an 18-foot beam and a 7.5-foot depth.

They are powered by two Cummins

NTA 855 diesel engines developing 400 hp each, driving through Twin

Disc reverse/reduction gears.

Electrical power on the vessels is provided by a Northern Light M964 generator.

Each boat can carry 600 gallons of fuel and 150 gallons of fresh water.

The Halter Marine-built towboats Worley and Porter.

Halter Marine is one of nine ship- yards belonging to the Gulfport, Miss.- based Trinity Marine Group, which is owned by Trinity Industries, Inc., of

Dallas, Texas.

For more information about Halter

Marine and the Trinity Marine Group,

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RevCar Adds

To Its Line Of Fasteners

RevCar Fasteners Inc., of Roanoke and Richmond, Va. has added unthreaded monel round bar to its complete line of Domestic Monel,

Stainless and Silicon Bronze fasten- ers for the marine industry. All items are available with full test reports at no additional charge.

RevCar is in its 25th year of service to heavy industry, and presently handles numerous stocking programs for Naval and commercial contractors from coast to coast. Their full line of hex bolts, studs, nuts/locknuts wash- ers and rivets is complimented by several priority lines, including: Huck

Mfg. (Huck bolts and collars); ESNA (elastic stop nuts); SPS Technologies (socket products); SPS Flexloc (ma- rine and aerospace locknuts); Cherry

Textron (blind rivets); AVK (threaded inserts); TRW (palnut/panel fasten- ers); and Tinnerman (specialty spring fasteners. RevCar has full in-house dimensional gauging capabilities backed up by an independent testing laboratory capable of meeting all nondestructive and destructive chemi- cal/physical testing requirements. 104 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News