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PROPULSION NOTES

Deere Power Systems Group offers five marine diesel engine in 3.9, 4.5, 6.8, and 7.6 L configura- tions, with horsepowers ranging from 71 to 300. The largest is the 6076AFM, an aftercooled 7.6 L model, which offers 215 and 250- hp ratings at 2,200 rpm, and a 300- hp rating at 2,400 rpm.

The International Council on Combustion Engines (CIMAC) is making finishing touches for its 22nd Congress, to be held May 18-21 in

Copenhagen. The event, held every three years, should prove to be a lively one, with legislative and technical issues topping the agenda. The CIMAC group is also planning an initiative to examine engine failures, with the intent to publish a paper in the future to help facilitate improved engine design.

Caterpillar's Engine

Products Div. announced the new CAT 3406 marine engine was the winner of an OEMmie Award for production innovation, market impact, advancing the state of the art and increasing performance.

The 3406E was released in 1997, and is a totally electronic marine diesel engine with ratings up to 800 bhp at 2,300 rpm.

Volvo Penta recently launched the first integrated waterjet system. The advanced system is the result of a collabo- ration with Kamewa, a relation- ship formed to develop and mar- ket a complete waterjet system in the 200 to 800 hp range. The sys- tem combines Volvo Penta's four to 16 liter marine diesels with

Kamewa waterjet units.

The consortium of Siemens and Schottel have announced that the Siemens Schottel

Propulsor (SSP) now offers 10 percent higher efficiency and a wider spectrum of use. The con- sortium was formed to jointly develop the SSP for the interna- tional market. The ship propul- sion unit will reportedly achieve a 10 percent higher level of efficien- cy, as compared to convetional sys- tems. Additional stated advan- tages include improved maneuver- ability, reduced vibration and noise, better utilization of storage

TEXAS

Able Communication, Houston 281-485-8800

Drennan Boat Supply, Port Arthur 409-962-8747

Gulf Electronics, Brownsville 956-831-7300

GSI Marine, Posadena 281-487-7800

MacKay Communications, Houston 713-644-9246

Maritime Marine, Brownsville 956-831-4249

Radio Holland, Houston 713-943-3325

Rice Electronics, Houston 713-991-0999

Sail Tech, Kemoh 281-334-4690 space and flexibility.

Alaska Diesel Electric announced the availability of a new 10 kW Northern Lights genset (model M843JK), which was built to fill a growing demand for 10 kW gensets. Commercial operators, cruisers and sportfishermen that formerly required a bare minimum

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Alaska Diesel 90

Caterpillar 1

Deere Power 92

Kamewa 3

Schottel 94

Siemens 5

Volvo Penta 96

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