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People & Company News were running through bearings in the propulsion system faster than they could be replaced.

A modified version of the Vickers

Stern Tube Gland was designed and installed and, combined with the appro- priate Vickers lubricant, solved the problem and enabled the vessels to remain in service between scheduled maintenance intervals.

In that fundamental sense, nothing has changed today, though the lubricants are far more refined and Vickers have left the business of making sterntube seals.

Another significant step was devising a lubricant that would be compatible with rubber materials used in modern 'lip' seals, while continuing to be effec- tive if water ingress occurred in the sterntube, and the formulation of

Hydrox 550 was a defining moment.

Where you go with the flow, lots of toilets will do. Where you go against the flow — such as below deck - there's Sanimarin.

The Sanimarin is a compact, white porcelain toilet that: • uses only 3.6 liters (I gallon) of fresh or salt water per flush • pumps waste water up to 9' vertically or 100' horizontally (or a combination of both) • only requires a I" discharge pipe • is available in I 2 vdc, 24 vdc, 120 vac or 220 vac

It's easy to install Sanimarin. All you need is water and you've got yourself a toilet!

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Hydrox 550 forms a stable emulsion with water, even at a rate of ingress up to 209c. Vessels can continue to operate if sterntube leakage occurs, without dam- age to the shaft, seals and bearings that may well result from the use of a con- ventional engine oil.

A further refinement. Hydrox 21, sig- nificantly reduces leakage, reportedly by at least 70'A. even in the event of quite serious damage to the sterntube seals, again permitting vessels to remain in revenue operation until the next scheduled maintenance stop. Many ships carry a stock of Hydrox 21 on board in case such leakage occurs.

Most recently, Hydrox Bio 68 pro- vides an environmentally friendly, biodegradable sterntube lubricant that is innocuous to marine life but offers the same performance advantages as

Hydrox 550 in case of water ingress.

If. back in 1828, Benjamin Randall

Vickers felt that he had identified a sig- nificant growth market, he could hardly have imagined that. 175 years later, the company would have developed such a significant worldwide market. Still less could he have imagined that the busi- ness would remain under the safe, unbroken stewardship of his direct descendants, but that is the case.

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Lang to Celebrate 100 Years

Lang Manufacturing — a major sup- plier of premium cooking equipment to the marine industry — will soon cele- brate its 100th anniversary. The Everett,

Wash.-based company offers a full spec- trum of gas and electric foodservice solutions, including convection ovens, combi ovens, fyers griddles, ranges and rack ovens. Established in 1904 by

Frank S. Lang, who built his first wood-burning stove in 1880 for the

Alaskan Gold Rush camps, the company by 1907 had manufactured its first patented stave to serve the U.S. Navy transporter. SS Dix. Lang has enjoyed many firsts over the years, including the first electric convection oven in the 1960s. One of Lang's newest lines is the advanced BakerSeries Bakery System.

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Life Boats by Ernst

Hatecke Make the Plunge

One hundred years ago, German mas- ter boat builder Wilhelm Hatecke founded a shipyard in Dornbusch on the banks of Germany's Elbe River. In the early days, work focused on repairing and building wooden boats. Today, Ernst

Hatecke's freefall lifeboats are saving lives on ships and off-shore oil plat-

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