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Parker Hannafin

Offers Portable Hose

Assembly Unit

Parker Hannafin's Hose Products

Division offers the battery-powered

Karrykrimp hose assembly unit, allowing users to make hose assem- blies for a variety of hose types (through 1.25 inches) virtually any- where. Weighing 50 lb. and fitted with a built-in handle, the

Karrykrimp is designed to be por- table. The battery pack requires 18 - 24 hours to charge on standard 120V AC current, and when fully charged supplies power for approxi- mately 45 minutes. The unit can also be powered by a 12V DC auto- motive battery using special clips that come with the unit.

Ametek Monitor Detects 0-1% Water In Oil

The Mansfield and Green divi- sion of Ametek, Inc., Largo, Fla. offers the MK.3 Water in Oil Moni- tor, which monitors the amount of water in and temperature of lubri- cating oil and hydraulic systems for engines, turbines, gears and com- pressors. Designed to sample the oil, heat it, and boil off the water, the system detects a range of zero to one percent water with an accuracy of +/- .5 percent. Steam pressure is measured and converted to a digital readout as a percentage or ppm of water in the oil. Fully automatic and microprocessor controlled, the system measures water content up to 10 times per hour and has two alarm levels: the first an early warn- ing, and the second an automatic shutdown function.

FirstMate Filters

Contaminants From Fuel

FirstMate, a computer-controlled fuel filtering/monitoring system by

Fuel Technologies, Inc. (FTI) of

Atascadero, Calif., reportedly helps prevent engine failure from con- taminated diesel fuel by continu- ously filtering fuel in storage tanks.

A coalescence technique removes water and condensation as well as contaminates, retarding bacteria and fungi that threaten engines.

FirstMate is a one-tank system, with options allowing it to handle up to four tanks. The system constantly monitors operation and reports on a digital display. The remote termi- nal unit or indicator light may be installed on the bridge to alert the captain of situations that require attention — or even if filters should be changed or routine maintenance performed.

New Marine Crewing

Company Formed

A new marine crewing company,

Sawgrass Marine Crewing, Inc., was established to serve as a complete crewing and personnel administra- tive resource for both U.S.- and for- eign-flag vessels. Headquartered in

Jacksonville, Fla., Sawgrass will provide turnkey services to ship owners, operators and charterers of cargo, cruise, riverboat/gaming and government-contracted vessels.

Sawgrass' services are offered for both union and non-union environ- ments. Contact Sawgrass at 3326

Talleyrand Ave., Jacksonville, Fla. 32206, tel: (904) 355-8007; fax: (904) 355-3007.

Furuno's New 8-Channel, 7-Color Display GPS Plotter

The new GP-3100 GPS and seven- color video plotter from Furuno of

San Francisco, Calif, has an eight- channel GPS receiver that simulta- neously tracks up to eight satellites, stores 100 waypoints and 10 routes, and provides position in longitude/ latitude or TDs. The unit also ac- $5 Billion CVN-76 Gains Support

At press time it appeared that

CVN-76, the nuclear-powered air- craft carrier which would be built at

Newport News Shipbuilding, was gaining support in Washington.

On May 5 the House Armed Ser- vices Committee approved full fund- ing for the carrier in the fiscal 1995 defense authorization bill (HR4301) that the House began debating in mid-May. (The Clinton Adminis- tration has requested $3.6 billion in the FY '95 budget for the project.)

President Clinton's initial sup- cepts DGPS data in RTCM SC104 format using the optional DGPS interface kit.

The unit displays navigational and plotter data on a 10-inch, high- resolution CRT screen: position, speed, intended course and past track.

MAN B&W Publishes Guide

To S35MC Engine

MAN B&W of Copenhagen, Den- mark published the first edition of the product guide for its S35MC Mk

VI two-stroke engine in February, 1994. The book describes in detail the general technical features of the S35MC engine, including some optional features and equipment.

Divided into 11 sections, the book covers Engine Design; Engine Lay- out and Load Diagrams, SFOC; Tur- bocharger Choice; Power Take Off;

Installation Aspects; Auxiliary Sys- tems; Vibration Aspects; Instrumen- tation; Dispatch Pattern, Testing,

Spares and Tools; Documentation; and Scaled Engine Outline. The guide contains a multitude of tech- nical drawings and specifications of the engine. For a copy,

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AlliedSignal Offers New

Brochure On SeaGardR

Rope/Cordage

AlliedSignal Inc. of Morristown,

N.J. has just released a new bro- chure to answer the growing num- ber of inquiries about its propri- port for CVN-76 came via the bot- tom-up review — a statment of the country's post-Cold War military needs, which expressed a need for a 12-carrier fleet — released last Sep- tember by then Defense Secretary

Les Aspin.

Of course the building of CVN-76 would have an economic ripple ef- fect far beyond the Virginia-based

Newport News Shipbuilding, and would come as a big boost for many suppliers affected by the Navy's cur- rent downsizing plans. etarySeaGardR products. The four- page, full-color piece highlights the physical properties of SeaGard ny- lon and polyester for use in marine rope and cordage applications.

The SeaGard marine overfinish for nylon and polyester lubricates the fiber bundle, thus minimizing the yarn-to-yarn friction that natu- rally occurs when nylon and poly- ester fibers get wet.

By reducing this friction,

SeaGard fibers reportedly enable ropes to retain virtually all of their "dry" strength and abrasion resis- tance. The SeaGard treatment is engineered to last for improved durability even under the most severe wet abrasion conditions. For more information, contact Earl B.

Clark, AlliedSignal Fibers, tel: (908) 713-1722.

BoatLIFE Offers Adhesive

Sealant In Aluminum Finish

BoatLIFE, Old Bethpage, N.Y., offers a newly formulated version of its popular Life Seal® product in a special aluminum finish. Multi- purpose Life SealR is a fast-curing combination of marine silicone and polyurethane that serves as a seal- ant, adhesive, caulking or bedding compound, and adheres to fiber- glass, aluminum, glass, plastic and wood.

Permanently flexible and non- shrinking, the product requires no priming and can be used above or below the waterline.

The aluminum finish will not streak, fade or discolor, according to the manufacturer.

All liquids. Safely!

Saab TankRadar" level gauging system.

Saab Marine Electronics AB, Box 13045, S-402 51 Gothenburg, Sweden.

Telephone +46 31 37 00 00. Fax +46 31 25 30 22.

Saab Marine

Electronics

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