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BREAKDOWN OF REPAIR ACTIVITY 1984 - 1 993 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993

POWER DRIVEN VESSELS

Towboats 2,038 2,123 3,256 3,179 3,593 2,637 1,605 2,818 2,442 2,429

Tugboats 1,478 1,664 1,190 922 1,068 767 947 1,001 888 803

Offshore supply boats, crewboats 636 728 502 779 897 612 615 713 811 826

Fishing vessels 790 593 1,135 1,687 1,462 856 966 1,492 577 862

Ferries, passenger vessels 110 112 160 204 263 129 479 275 137 236

Military vessels 387 547 375 432 450 456 495 416 409 346

Other 646 839 723 683 880 517 784 997 563 1,069

RIVER BARGES

Hoppers 5,785 1,865 3,527 4,472 5,237 6,830 10,172 12,836 9,955 10,679

LASH and

SEABEE barges 124 175 272 189 312 260 1,171 551 885 673

Tank barges 3,328 4,666 5,192 6,248 5,098 6,151 4,087 8,215 5,726 3,623

Deck barges 316 285 325 324 316 469 278 1,542 579 319

Machinery & other work barges 53 57 48 68 73 80 78 150 135 80

Other 25 31 35 44 35 20 39 92 118 22

OFFSHORE BARGES

Dry cargo hopper and deck barges 269 196 152 163 200 164 364 173 166 138

Tank barges 178 310 135 148 166 123 225 193 175 187

Machinery & other work barges 14 5 11 10 17 44 28 24 19 40

Other 23 20 19 12 14 25 135 17 148 39

TOTAL NUMBER OF VESSELS REPAIRED BY YEAR 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993

POWER DRIVEN

VESSELS 6,085 6,606 7,341 7,886 8,613 5,974 5,891 7,712 5,827 6,571

RIVER BARGES

OFFSHORE

BARGES 9,631 484 7,079 9,399 11,345 11,071 13,810 15,825 23,386 17,398 15,396 531 31; 333 397 356 752 407 508 404

Boston Whaler Introduce

LE & Alert Series Of Boa

Boston Whaler recently unvc details of two new boat lines —

LE Series of law enforcement b and the Alert Series of workbos

The LE Series features Dee design, shallow draft, higher f board, inherent stability, sharp ti ing radiuses, one officer workabi and more, according to the ma facturer. Available in dimensi from 15 to 21 ft. (4.5 to 6 m) long, series also features the 15-ft. (4.5-

LE JET, a jet powered boat drn by a 115-hp OMC turbojet V4 w oil injection and a stainless st impeller. The vessel can rea speeds up to 40 mph in less than in. of water. The Alert Series workboats are available in vario sizes, from 13 to 25 ft. (4 to 8 m) lor

These are basic, general purpo workboats with an unsinkable, stab platform, a wide beam and wid open deck areas.

For more information on the LE Series

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For more information on the Alert Serie

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Sound Ocean Systems Offer*

New Winch Product Line

Sound Ocean Systems oi

Redmond, Wash, recently an- nounced the Standard Tow Winch (STW), Medium Tow Winch (MTW) and Oceanographic Tow Winch (OTW) line of winches. These prod- uct lines are reportedly suitable for all towed body operations as well as numerous other marine applications.

The company has designed and manufactured specialty winches since 1978. The winches come in a variety of line pull and drum capaci- ties.

For more information on Sound Ocean

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Sifco Offers Motor/

Generator Repair Guide

A new application guide which describes methods for repairing mo- tors and generators is offered by

Cleveland-based Sifco Selective Plat- ing. The guide describes a variety of cost and time saving repairs that can be made with the company's selective plating system. Salvaging worn or mis-machined end bell bear- ing housings and journals, restoring worn commutators and repairing slip rings are some of the applications for the Sifco process. The brochure is complete with captioned photos and descriptive text.

For a copy of the guide

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