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RIB Report

Northwind's Enforcer

Provides Special Services

Sharp is the best way to describe

Northwind Marine's recent 2 3 - ft. (7-m) and 30-ft. (9.1-m) additions to its

Extreme Task Force Line of Aluminum- hull Rigid Inflatable Boats. With a 25.5- degree transom dead rise and a 36- degree waterline entry point, the first of the new models to finish production at the Seattle Wash, facility is the 23-ft

Extreme. According to Bruce Reagan, president of Northwind Marine Inc., the company has received many requests for a boat of this size with a very sharp deep-V hull. The latest 23-ft Extreme to be put in service is with the Alaskan

State Troopers. Outfitted with a T-top. three-sided center console and twin 130- hp Honda four stroke engines, the state trooper boat reaches top speeds of 40 knots. "The 23's are being configured with single or twin outboard engine packages and several different deck arrangements," Reagan said. Northwind

Marine's other new boat addition, the 30-ft. Pilot Master, has a 24-degree tran- som dead rise and a 42-degree waterline entry point. The commercial models undergoing production are powered by twin 240-hp Yanmar diesels and

Hamilton 274 waterjets.

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Wing Inflatables - Model for Strong RIBs

Wing Inflatables manufactures origi- nal equipment and replacement spon- sons for virtually any RIB. Air-holding or air/foam hybrids, all of Wing's tubes are designed and manufactured in the

U.S.. using 40 oz. industrial grade, 100 percent polyurethane coated fabric. The use of polyurethane coated fabric, advanced construction techniques, and superior design ensure that a RIB with a

Wing sponson will require low mainte- nance - and look pretty sharp too.

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SeaArk Marine Can

Multi-Task

SeaArk Marine, Inc., of Monticello, Ark., deliv- ered the first of a multi-boat order for Naval

Sea Systems Command. The 34-ft. (10.3-m)

Dauntless RAM, destined for Naval Coastal

Warfare units, is the first of 36 boats to be delivered to the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets.

These boats feature a 20-degree Radical Vee

Deadrise Hull, twin 370-hp Cummins 6BTA5.9M-3 diesel propulsion with Konrad 520 series stern drives, on board AC power, air conditioning, head, galley, electronics suite, foam filled air cushioned collar for boarding and shouldering operations, 4 - 50 caliber weapons mount foundations, ammuni- tion storage, weapons storage, sona buoy storage, recessed forward gunner area and foundations and accommodations for future installation of classified electronics.

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PORT SECURITY WATERCRAFT:

RAPID LAUNCH AND DRY-DOCKING SYSTEMS

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BY: JET DOCK

Drive-On Docking

Jet Dock Watercraft Management Systems are designed for simple launching and boarding of port security vessels.

Facilitates compliance with watercraft maintenance protocols. Helps Stations quickly and easily comply with watercraft maintenance protocols. Modular, portable and changeable designs for small

RIBS all the way up to 50ft high speed offshore performance vessels. • Drive-on/slide-off docking • Easy walk around • Keeps craft out of water • Guaranteed for a lifetime* 1-800-J ET-DOCK fax: 216.750.2273 e-mail: [email protected]

Protected by U.S. Patents #5.529,013; #5,682,833; #5,931,113; #5.947,050: #6.431,106 & #6,526,902 and other pending U.S. and

International Patents. *See Lifetime Limited Warranty

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