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R/Y Vantuna Specifications

Length 85 ft. (25.9 m)

Beam at deck 23 ft. (7 m)

Main engine Caterpillar twin 460-hp diesels

Power source John Deere, Caterpillar

Cruising speed 10 knots

Working space Galley (9x10 ft.)

Lounge (7x12 ft.)

Covered deck (7.5 x 15.5 ft.)

Fantail (20 x 20 ft.)

Hydraulic "A" frame weight capacity .. .8,000 lbs.

Winches Swan series hydrographic (5,000 ft. of 5/32 in. cable) oceanographic (7,500 ft. of .5 in. cable, 5,900 lbs. mid-drum at 100 fpm load cap.)

Navigation/Communications Equipment

GPS Magellan NAV5200 D

Radar EPSCO (36-mi.)

Raytheon (24-mi.)

Fathometer Konel/Furuno F850F .Raytheon V820 Color

VHF direction finder EPSCO

VHF radio EPSC

VHF-FM/ADF radio Polaris

Sdentific Equipment Sampling

Nets Bongo and Manta

Otter trawls 16 and 25-ft. units

Sorting screens rough and precision

Deep sea reversing thermometers . .protected and unprotected

Bathythermographs 140m, 280m

Microscopes dissecting and compound

Biological Dredges 3 x 5-ft. opening

Dredge Wildco Peterson

Bottom grabs Shipek, Van Veen

Water sampler Van Dorn

Induction salinometers Beckman pH meters Corning and Orion

Thermoset Composite For Marine

Applications Available From Orkot

Orkot Composites offers TLM Marine specialized fabric reinforced thermoset com- posite for marine conditions. The use of TLM marine in water and grease lubricat- ed rudder bearings, water lubricated propeller shaft bearings, stabilizer fin bear- ings, water lubricated stern bearings, deck machinery bearings, steering gear bear- ings, rudder stock and pintle bushings, waterjet bearings and slipway pads is approved by major classification societies. TLM Marine is reportedly suitable for use in demanding sea water environments, including safety critical applications.

The reported benefits of this composite include: virtually zero swell in seawater; high compressive and impact strength; low friction enhanced by solid lubricants; and the absence of toxic materials. Deck applications include hatch cover wear pads; fair lead and davit bearings; stern rollers; winch and windless bearings; pul- ley blocks; and door and spherical bearings. In addition to below water applica- tions, Orkot TLM Marine is also used in bowthrusters, mine detector bearings, shaft seal insulating rings and housings, towed array bearings and other restricted naval applications. In submarines, TLM reportedly provides excellent performance in the bearings for steering gear, bowcap, periscope, communications mast, weapons handling gear, sonar equipment and guide strips located in the torpedo tubes.

For more information on Orkot Composites

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FALK MARINE DRIVES

No downtime dependal

Falk has built a reputation in the marine drive industry.

A reputation for dependability that has stood up as well as our equipment. Since 1916, Falk has been manufacturing straight reduction and reverse-reduction drives for virtually every type of marine vessel in operation. Our standard MRH and MR Series drives, as well as our custom-designed drives, all share important features: state-of-the-art engineering, durable materials, and quality assurance that starts in design and lasts through years and years of continuous, efficient operation.

There's a name for that kind of "no downtime" dependability.

The name is Falk.

For more information about our marine drives, as well as other

Falk equipment, call your local Falk distributor or call 1-800-545-5215, ext. 851. FALK

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