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MEGATOR

CAN YOU THINK OF A

MORE CRITICAL

SITUATION THAN THIS.

FOR PUMPING WATER...

MEGATOR CORPORATION 562 ALPHA DRIVE, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15238 • TELEPHONE: 412-963-9200 FAX: 412-963-9214

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DIESEL AMERICA INC. Manufacturers of Quality Diesel Powered Equipment

DIESEL PUMPS &

OTHER DIESEL PRODUCTS

Introducing:

The Diesel Alternative (Diesel Pump Under $1000 & 90 lbs.)

We offer a full range of light weight air cooled Diesel Products including Pumps, Generators, Compressors, Pressure Washers etc., with prices and weight comparable with gasoline products. (30 day limited offer our L40-2D5E. 2" cent, pump complete is reduced from a list of $1195 to $995). Call for details on our other full range of products.

Diesel America (West)

PO Box 968

Friday Harbor, WA 98250

Tel: (206) 378-4182

Fax: (206) 378-3315

Diesel America (Central) 5217 River Road

New Orleans, LA 70123

Tel: (800) 456-0918

Tel: (504) 733-6944

Fax: (504) 733-6939

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V5£ CORPORATION SINCE 1959 2,300 Employees, 30 Offices Nationwide

MARINE DESIGN SERVICES

MASTER ORDNANCE REPAIR CERTIFIED

Join the professional marine design staff that keeps growing. You may qualify based on your experience and education in the following areas:

NAVAL ENGINEERING

NAVAL ARCHITECTURE

COMBAT SYSTEMS

COMPUTER AIDED

DESIGN SERVICES

MACHINERY CONDITION

ANALYSIS

MACHINERY VIBRATION

ANALYSIS • LOGISTIC SUPPORT

SERVICES • DIVER S LIFE SUPPORT

SYSTEMS • OVERHAUL PLANNING

SERVICES • SHIP'S SELECTED

RECORD SERVICES

Competitve salary and benefits

Please send resume or call our Employment Office for consideration 1417 N. Battlefield Blvd.

Chesapeake, Virginia 23320 (804)547-8556

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MILSPEC MATERIAL STOCKED

Silver Solder Rings and Rod

Silbrz Fittings—MILF 1183

Elbow—Tees—Couplings—Flanges

Bronze Valves—Flanged + UESB

Pipe—90/10 + 70/30

P-Traps—Deck Drains

Strainers—Hose Valves

Scuppers—Cla Vals

FAX 804-423-5568 1-800-368-3010

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New Gladding-Hearn-Built

High-Speed Catamaran To Begin

Boston/Martha's Vineyard Run

PROFILE

Profile of the 82-foot, 300-passenger, high-speed ferry

Vineyard Spray which is under construction at Gladding-

Hearn Shipbuilding in Somerset, Mass., for Bay State

Cruises of Boston.

The Vineyard Spray, a new 82-foot, 300-pas- senger, high-speed ferry built by Gladding-

Hearn Shipbuilding, the Duclos Corp. of Somer- set, Mass., is scheduled to be commissioned this summer by Bay State Cruises and put into ser- vice running daily round trips from Boston to

Vineyard Haven in Martha's Vineyard.

The triple-deck aluminum vessel, which trav- els at 31 knots fully loaded, is powered by 1,740- hp diesel engines. To help dampen vibration from the engines, 80 rubber shock absorbers are mounted between the hulls and passenger cab- ins.

The Australian-designed International Cata- maran (INCAT) will have two enclosed lounges with upholstered seats, pay phones, and a bicy- cle rack on the upper deck. The entire trip will take about three hours.

The Vineyard Spray is reported to be one of the two fastest catamarans in North America.

Gladding-Hearn president George Duclos said a similar boat runs a 75-mile trip between

San Diego and the Catalina Islands on the West

Coast at about 28 knots. Other INCATs are in use in Marin County, Vallejo and San Francisco,

Calif., Alaska, Hong Kong and the English

Channel.

For more information and free literature on the capabilities and facilities of Gladding-Hearn

Shipbuilding,

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Boat Hoist Available

From Marine Travelift

Marine Travelift's 250-ton-capacity open-end mobile boat hoist is an economical and conven- ient method for large boat handling.

The Model 250AMO offers 90° pivot steering with outside turning radius only 65 feet.; two- speed hoist, two-speed drive, and automatic load equalizing for synchronized and safer boat hauling.

Features of the 250AMO include hydraulic hoisting, travel, steering and sling spacing con- trols. The forward top beam provides improved clearance for radar or bow rigging and allows for equal balancing of loads. The unit is one-man operated and requires only a minimum haulout ground crew. All controls are within easy reach in the canopied operator's compartment.

For complete details on the Marine Travelift 250AMO or their complete line of mobile boat hoists, with capacities from 15 to 500 tons,

For free literature on Marine Travelift hoists,

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