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ange of 1,000 nm at 20 knots. Mamed for various bays around the ustralian coastline, the Bay Class atrol Boats are fitted with a Dwthruster to aid with maneuverability uring inclement weather conditions nd are able of moving sideways at a ninimum of 66 ft. (20 m) per minute. Circle 83 on Reader Service Card Main Particulars Flag Australian Class DNV Length (o.a) 125 ft. (38.2 m) Length (waterline) 105 ft. (32.1 m) Beam 24 ft. (7.2 m) Hull depth 15 ft. (4.5 m) Hull draft 7 ft. (2.2 m) Engine MTU Gearbox Reintjes Propellers Veem DWT 28 tons Kvichak Readies To Deliver Catamaran Kvichak Marine Industries is currently building a 54 ft. (16.4 m) catamaran scheduled for a January 2000 delivery to California Fish & Game. Designed by Teknicraft of Auckland, New Zealand, the vessel is one of a trio of catamaran designs being built at the yard's new Seattle facility. To be named Thresher, the partially foil-supported catamaran will be sta-tioned in Dana Point as a Fish and Game Marine Enforcement patrol vessel for Southern California. The all-alminum catamaran, with a beam of 20 ft. (6 m), weighs about 25 tons fully loaded and is powered by twin CAT 3196 DITA diesel engines. The CAT pair will drive 30-in. stain-less steel propellers through Twin Disc 5114A gears at a cruising speed of 26 knots. Deck equipment will include an aft-deck A-frame to deploy and retrieve a customer supplied Hurricane inflat-able. The vessel's top speed will clock in at 30 knots. Circle 84 on Reader Service Card Kvichak And Morelli & Melvin Team Up On Catamaran Kvichak Marine Industries is readying its 54 ft. all-aluminum catamaran, Ocean Explorer, for a December deliv-ery to Pacific Whale Foundation of November, 1999 Circle 227 on Reader Service Card 83 each rated for 430-bhp at 2,600-rpm dri-ving 28-in. diameter four-blade, stain-less steel propeller through a ZF down-angle marine transmission. Cruising at a speed of 23 knots, pas-sengers will be seated in Ocean Outdoor model all-weather seats constructed by Beurteaux of Australia. Circle 85 on Reader Service Card ASTANDER, Santander Tel. +34 942 20 91 00 Fax +34 942 20 91 01 ASTANO. Ferrol Tel. +34 981 33 84 43 Fax +34 981 33 85 28 Astilleros de CADIZ Tel. +34 956 29 92 16 Fax +34 956 29 92 44 Kvichak and Morrelli & Melvin of San Diego, Calif. Ocean Explorer's venue mcludes snorkeling, dolphin watching and whale watching tours of Maui's Lahaina Harbor. Propulsion power will be pro-vided by twin Cummins 6CTA diesels, ASTILLEROS ESPANOLES Now and into the future Kihei, Hawaii. The 54 x 14 ft. (16.4 x 4.2 m) vessel, which will operate year-round for the Foundation's Eco-Adven-ture Cruises, holds the designs of both