Excursion Cat Under
Construction At Metal
Boat Of Vancouver
The latest multihull to take shape
at Metal Boat in Vancouver, Wash,
is a USCG-certified, 65 x 33-foot
catamaran designed to provide wa-
ter sports by day and dinner cruises
at night. The owner is Fair Wind
Inc. of Kona, Hawaii, a business
that has been running coastal ex-
cursions on a modified sailing
trimaran for over 20 years.
According to Metal Boat presi-
dent Don Becker, the 149-passen-
ger design has been done in-house
because the owner had exact speci-
fications of what he wanted, and
several architects questioned such
requirements as the sail-assist rig,
the water slide and the seamless-
keel construction.
Power is twin Lugger L6109A's,
giving 600 hp at 2,300 rpm. Reduc-
tion gear is Twin Disk 2.5:1 with a
7 degree down angle, turning 30" x
22", four-bladed, bronze propellors.
Cruising speed is estimated at 12
knots. 110 volt current will come
from a bank of gel-cell batteries and
an inverter, charged from the Lug-
gers by a 200-amp alternator. 640
gallons of freshwater will be carried
in 4 x 165 gallon tanks in the
bridgedeck.
For more information on Metal
Boat,
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Count on Trimble GPS to get you
into dire straits.
Trimble GPS
products use
differential GPS
corrections to give
you ultra-precise
navigation in
treacherous waters.
And out of them, of course.
Because if you're bold enough to steer
your vessel through rocky channels, into fog-
shrouded harbor entrances, or to the edge of
international boundaries, chances are you're
already more than familiar with the risks.
And you've probably heard about dif-
ferential GPS—the technology that corrects
errors caused by selective availability (S/A)
signal scrambling,
to give you ultra-
precise position and
speed information.
Well, that's
where Trimble's
NavBeaconXL™
comes in. That and
a few other products
from Trimble.
The solution starts with differential
ground stations along the shore, which com-
pare their positions to those reported by
GPS satellites. The stations calculate the dif-
ference, determine whatever corrections are
needed, and broadcast that information out
to sea via radio waves.
The NavBeaconXL then picks up these
signals and passes the corrections on to your
other equipment. For instance, Trimble's
NavGraphicXLGPS;" NavTracXL GPS J" or
even products made by other manufacturers.
Regardless, with Trimble differential
GPS, your accuracy will be better than ten
meters and a tenth of a knot.
Which is probably all you need to
know when it comes to differential GPS
technology. Unless, of course, you care to
know more—in which case you can call
Trimble at 1-800-949-9444 for a free book,
Differential GPS Explained.
Or, you could just call for the name of
your nearest Trimble marine retailer—and
get ready to conquer those treacherous waters.
Trimble
The Leader in GPS Solutions
Marine Products
645 North Mary Ave., P.O. Box 3642
Sunnyvale, CA 94088-3642
1-800-827-8000 in U.S. and Canada
408-481-8000 outside U.S.
FAX: 408-481-6057
Trimble Navigation Europe Ltd.. FAX (44) 256-760-148
Trimble Navigation New Zealand Ltd.. FAX (64) 3-371 -3417
The NavBeaconXL receives
GPS corrections from differential
beacons on land, and translates
them into the RTCM SC-104
format accepted by many GPS
receivers. This Trimble receiver
is so sensitive that it's capable
of picking up even the weakest
of signals.
Thanks to NavTracXL GPS's
innovative user interface, all you
have to do is point your boat down
the "road" on screen and you'll
quickly see the best route to reach
your destination. The NavTracXL
shows all the information you need
on a high-contrast display.
With the NavGraphicXL GPS,
you can track a moving image of
your boat on a real nautical chart.
You can zoom in for delicate
maneuvering or zoom out for an
overview of your voyage—all on
a high-contrast screen that's easy
to read in direct sun or total
darkness.
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Schottel Supplying
Navigators Up To 200 kW
With Hydrostatic Drive
The Schottel Group is now abl<
supply Navigators rated up to 5
kW with both mechanit
(Rudderpropeller) and hydrosta
drive through its international sa
and service network. This is t
outcome of a cooperation agreeme
concluded recently with the Fren
company Hydro-Armor. Hyd]
Armor's experience with the cc
struction of hydrostatic drives e
tends back to 1971.
Under the terms of the agre
ment, Schottel will equip its Na1
gators with hydraulically driven pi
pellers built by Hydro-Armor ai
will market the complete packag
worldwide. Under the name
Schottel-Hydro-Armor (SHA
These systems cover a power ran|
of 62 - 200 kW and are designed fc
the propulsion of barges, pontoon
ferries and fishing craft.
Both companies will remain con
pletely independent and are cor
vinced that this cooperation an
their extended product ranges wl
improve their competitive positioi
and market shares worldwide.
For more information on Schottel
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U.S. Company Buys
Damaged Canadian-
Owned Tanker
A U.S.-owned shipping company
located in Singapore bought a Cana-
dian-owned tanker that burned in a
collision with a container ship in the
Straits of Malacca in September
1992. The crash killed more than 20
crew members on the two ships and
spilled about 13,000 tons of crude oil
into the Straits.
The Neptune Orient Lines, which
is controlled by the Singapore gov-
ernment, paid approximately $7
million for the 95,900-ton Nagasaki
Spirit. The current market value
for a tanker of its size is $12 million.
The ship is to be renamed and will
join the Neptune Orient Lines after
repairs, reportedly costing $29 mil-
lion.
Rexroth Introduces New
Pilot House Controls
Equipment Catalog
The Rexroth Corporation, pneu-
matics division, of Lexington, Ky.,
has introduced a new 53-page cata-
log presenting its full line of pneu-
matic control equipment designed
to provide pilot house control of main
engines and reverse gears for opti-
mum vessel maneuvering.
Technical specifications are pro-
vided for the wide selection of ma-
neuvering control valves, pre-as-
sembled LogicmasterR and
GearmasterR control units, and ac-
cessory devices required to provide
complete shipboard control instal-
lations.
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