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Schottel Is Now Anchored In

Houston, Texas

As innovators in steerable propulsion, Schottel Inc. is now manufacturing at its new facility based in Houston. Offering replacement parts and new prod- ucts for Schottel steering and propulsion systems, Schottel Inc. has already produced thruster sys- tems for Ensco and Reading &

Bates at its new facility in

Houston.

The new office includes Sales,

Engineering and Service and is currently managed by Mr. Joachim

Schien, General Manager and Mr.

John Ryan, Sales Manager.

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Haley Participates In

Tug Repower

Haley Marine Gears of Belle

Chasse, La. is supplying a gear unit for the repower of a River

Parish tug. Haley is supplying the re-manufactured marine reduction gear unit, model RM-2035, 3.05:1 vertical offset for Commander, which is rated 3,600 hp at 1,050.

Haley Marine Gear is a 26-year- old, family-owned company which designs and manufactures marine propulsion gears in the 1,000 to 6,000 hp range, as well as high quality torsionally resilient cou- plings in the 1,000 to 6,000 hp range.

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MAN B&W Logs New

Contracts For L27/38

Debut orders last October total- ing 32 gensets have been recorded by MAN B&W's L27/38 engine, the second of a new generation of small four-stroke medium speed designs from the manufacturer. One con- tract is for the auxiliary power demands of four 4,300 TEU con- tainerships; another for the instal- lation aboard four 2,200 TEU con- tainerships.

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New Fuel Oil Pump

Minimizes Problems

IMO has introduced a new gen- eration of its ACE pump which fea- tures Seal Guard, designed to be a solution to some traditional fuel oil pump problems. Specifically, a sec- ondary seal has been fitted on the atmospheric side of the shaft seal, thus completely isolating the inner seal from contact with the air. The secondary seal is filled with a bar- rier liquid, which is kept under constant pressure, thus minimiz- ing the leakage of fuel oil.

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Deutz Program Addresses

Efficient Maintenance

Taking cues from the car and truck business, Deutz AG has introduced a parts exchange and replacement program which is designed to reduce lay time for marine engine users. A key feature is the replacement of complete assemblies in the case of damage.

A recent example is the replace- ment of a complete bedplate with bearings and crankshaft on one of seven Deutz engines installed in a pipe layer operation off the

Brazilian coast. The special pur- pose vessel features seven in-line 528 series engines.

Within the Deutz service organi- zation, the Service Center West in

Duisburg specializes in the manu- facture of Recon parts, complete

Recon engines and complete Recon assemblies.

Deutz is one of the oldest engine manufacturers in existence, and the company has a solid reputation for developing high performance engines. It will seek to extend its repertoire, adding engines in the range from 100 to 500 hp.

Deutz Canada Inc. — a wholly owned subsidiary of Deutz

Germany — markets, sells and provides service for industrial high speed engines in Canada, as well as for medium speed marine and genset engines for North and

Central America, as well as the

Caribbean. Deutz Canada offers marine propulsion engines from 500 to 10,000 hp, and marine gensets from 100 to 6,000 kW.

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PacifiCat Reaches Loaded

Service Speed

BC Ferries' first aluminum- hulled fast ferry has successfully completed loaded speed trials. As part of the trials process, the

PacifiCat's lower vehicle deck was loaded with flexible water-filled bladders to simulate loaded condi- tions. The loaded vessel went through an extensive series of tests including speed, maneuverability and hull stress analysis. The

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