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the expense and availability prob- lems of these woods have forced manufacturers to find a replace- ment.

Du Pont's "Surlyn" HP ionomer resin was the simple solution for

A.L. Don, a manufacturer of marine ladders in Matawan, N.J. Today, the company produces Coast

Guard-approved pilot and debarka- tion ladders using steps of the resin molded by Rodgard Corporation of

Buffalo, N.Y. The president of A.L.

Don said: "The ladders have been a tremendous success. In 1986, we sold 647 to the U.S. Navy, with more on order, and they're becoming in- creasingly popular with merchant ships, as well."

The ladders range from 10 to 110 feet long. According to Du Pont, "Surlyn" HP offers broad tempera- ture, weather and chemical resis- tance, as well as excellent stiffness properties, and are a cost-effective replacement for hardwood ladders.

For more information and free lit- erature on marine ladders of "Sur- lyn" HP,

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Authors shown during the Port Engineers' Fort Schuyler Forum are (L to R): Paul Byrne,

Electrocatalytic,; William F. O'Brien Jr., P.E.; and Albert R. Nolan, Drew Ameroid Marine.

Others presenting papers at the forum included Hector G. Ballester, Ameron Fiberglass

Pipe Group, and Garrick E. Louis, adjunct professor of chemistry, SUNY Maritime Col- lege.

Society Of Marine Port Engineers

Holds 36th Annual Forum—Five

Technical Papers Featured

The Society of Marine Port Engi- lege campus in the Throgs Neck sec- neers. New York, N.Y., recently tion of the Bronx in New York held its 36th annual Fort Schuyler City.

Forum at the SUNY Maritime Col- The theme of the forum was "Corrosion Materials and Material

Protection," and five technical pa- pers were presented as follows: "Principles of Corrosion," by Gar- rick E. Louis, adjunct assistant professor of chemistry, SUNY Mari- time College; "Corrosion Resistant

Metals for Marine Applications," by

R. W. Ross, Nickel Development

Institute; "The Five Year Drydock and Electrochemical Control," by

Paul Byrne, Electrocatalytic, Inc.; "Soft Coating Ballast Tank Corro- sion Protection," by William F.

O'Brien Jr., P.E., and Albert R.

Noland, Drew Ameroid Marine Di- vision of Ashland Chemical Co.; and "Fiberglass Piping Systems for Ma- rine Applications," by Hector G.

Ballester, Ameron Fiberglass Pipe

Group.

Marine Ladders Of 'Surlyn' HP Cut Costs,

Offer High Performance

For many years hardwood ladders were used to board pilots onto the ships they would steer into port. But

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