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American Marine Coatings

Introduces Copper-Based

Coating For Boat Bottoms

A new copper-based coating for protecting boat bottoms from blis- tering, corrosion, electrolysis, sea life growth and other hazards com- mon to marine environments, has been developed by American Ma- rine Coatings, Inc., of Seattle, Wash.

In research and development for over six years, the new product called

PermaShield™ is a copper, nickel, epoxy formula that is sprayed onto the bottom of the boat in a single coat to a thickness of 25 to 30 mils.

PermaShield contains no danger- ous chemicals or compounds and according to the company, poses no threat to the environment. The prod- uct is warranted by American Ma- rine Coatings for five years, and has a life expectancy of 10 years or longer.

It retains its protective characteris- tics whether in or out of the water.

Brochures and videos available upon request.

According to the company,

PermaShield possesses a variety of protective characteristics, which in combination, make it virtually unique when compared to any other bottom coating: it is highly impervi- ous to water penetration; it resists impact and abrasion far better than many other coatings; PermaShield has the ability to protect dissimilar metals from corrosion and electroly- sis in salt water; and, says the com- pany, because of its composition, the newly developed protective coat- ing also has a tendency to inhibit sea life from attaching to it.

For more information about

American Marine Coating's new

PermaShield coating,

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Evac Marine Receives

Sanitation System Order

For P&O Newbuilding

Evac Marine Systems of Finland, one of the world's leading suppliers of vacuum toilet systems to the ma- rine industry, has further reinforced its position as a market leader by securing the order to supply the com- plete marine sanitation system to

P&O Cruise's new 67,000-gt superliner, Yard No. 636, at Meyer

Werft in Papenburg, Germany.

Due for delivery in April 1995, this 853-foot passenger cruise liner will be equipped with a total of 1,350

Evac-90 B bulkhead-mounted toi- lets of the company's latest silent- flush type. These units will serve the vessel's 1,975 passengers and 920 crew.

Evac will also be responsible for the supply of four 10-cubic-meter stainless steel collection tanks, each fitted with four ejectors. Control of the system will be via programmable logic.

Evac's systems (which meet ISO 9001 quality assurance standards) have been fitted to more than 3,200 vessels of all types and sizes, includ- ing many of the latest generation of passenger cruise liners and jumbo ferries.

For more information about Evac

Marine's product line,

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Senator Nunn Vows

To Defend DOD From

Further Budget Cuts

Senator Sam Nunn (D-Ga.), chairman of the Senate Armed Ser- vices Committee, has said that he will oppose any attempts to make deeper cuts into the military's bud- get, as the Clinton Administration looks for additional ways to cut the federal deficit.

President Clinton is calling for military cuts of $127 billion over five years, including about $11 bil- lion for the fiscal year beginning

October 1.

The senator said that if Congress rejects a Defense Department-wide pay freeze, which is expected to re- sult in $18 billion in savings, the

Administration has assured him that it will leave the budget intact and not seek cuts in personnel, weap- ons programs or other areas.

Senator Nunn also stressed that the budget should be protected even if there are changes in inflation or if the President's proposed energy tax based on the heat content of a vari- ety of fuel hits the Department of

Defense hard.

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