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The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw underway on trials after completion of repairs and renovations at Bay Shipbuilding. Bay Shipbuilding Completes Repairs To USCG Cutter Mackinaw Ahead Of Schedule Bay Shipbuilding Corp. of Stur- recently completed, ahead of geon Bay, Wis., a subsidiary of schedule, extensive repairs and The Manitowoc Company, Inc. renovations to the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw. The Mackinaw spent a total of 151 days at Bay Shipbuilding. Repairs to the Mackinaw in- cluded dry docking for complete below waterline maintenance, an overhaul of the main propulsion generators, along with the re- placement of the four existing ships service diesel generator sets with three owner-furnished 420-kw Caterpillar diesel gener- ator sets. A new lube oil purifica- tion system by Alfa-Laval was installed to service the six main engines, three main drive motors, and the three ships service gen- erator sets. Six fuel tanks were converted to ballast tanks. The tanks were white-blasted and then painted with a three-coat epoxy paint system supplied by International Paint Company, Inc. A portion of other miscellane- ous work included the removal and replacement of the wood decking on the bridge deck; re- placement of stern fenders; new windows in the quarter deck shacks and pilothouse; installa- tion of six new lube oil pumps on the main propulsion motors; and removal of the airplane cranes on the main deck aft. Free Brochures Available On Types Of Financing Offered By Armco Capital Fixed asset lending, leasing, and leveraged buy-out are de- scribed in two new brochures from Armco Capital Corporation, a commercial financing subsidi- ary of Armco Inc. Armco Capital Corporation was formed in 1981 to provide loans and leases to a wide variety of industries including marine, met- alworking, manufacturing, con- struction, energy, transportation, and aircraft. In addition to lending and leas- ing, Armco Capital also handles preferred stock investments, syn- dications, mergers, and acquisi- tions. For a free copy of the bro- chures LACC-391 "Craftsman- ship in Term Lending" or LACC- 481 "Craftsmanship in Leasing," Write 78 on Reader Service Card Texas Gulf Coast Service Since 1895 Suderman & Young tug The Judge assists the Agios Nikolas as she leaves dry dock at Galveston. Suderman & Young has provided efficient, reliable service to shippers along the Texas Gulf Coast for more than 87 years, and will continue to provide the finest service available. SUDERMAN AND YOUNG TOWING CO . INC 918 World Trade Center, Houston, Texas 77002 713/227-1128 Cable: SANDY HOUSTON Houston Galveston Texas City Freeport Corpus Christi Write 347 on Reader Service Card Oslo Stavanger • Stockholm Helsinki Aberdeen OFFSHORE Frederikshavn QOltBORS • O 83 NORTH SEA Felixstowe London Amsterdam Malmo • • Copenhagen # Hamburg
