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Bender Delivers First Five Of Twenty Shrimp Boats For Guyana The first five shrimping boats of a 20-vessel contract have been delivered to the Guyana Gov- ernment-owned Guyana Fishing Company, Ltd., by Bender Ship- building & Repair Company, Inc., of Mobile, Ala. The initial deliveries were made recently to Guyana Fishing repre- sentatives at the Bender facility. According to Guyana officials, the project is being funded by the Inter-American Development Bank of Washington, D.C. Each of the shrimp boats is of steel construction, single hard chine, with dimensions of 72 feet by 20 feet by 10 feet 9-inches. Main propulsion is by a Caterpil- lar D3408 DITA 365-hp diesel en- gine rated 1,800 rpm transmitted to a Rice four-bladed manganese- bronze propeller via a Twin Disc MG514C 6:1 reverse reduction marine gearbox. Main electric power is obtained from a 32V, 100 amp Leece Ne- ville alternator which is driven-off the main engine. A second identi- cal alternator is driven-off a Lister ST2 diesel which also drives an M & P Flomax 5 bilge pump. An identical second M & P Flomax 5 pump is clutched from an auxil- iary belt drive from the main engine for bilge and washdown purposes. The shrimp trawl winch is a me- chanically driven double-drum McElroy, Model 504, with bronze brake drums. The trynet winch, also mechanically driven, is a McElroy 501L which is a larger drum version of the McElroy standard unit. Refrigeration equipment is sup- plied by TMC of Tampa, Fla., and installed by Marine Refrigeration, Inc., of Mobile. Each boat is equipped with a single TMC unit consisting of one OM636 Mercedes diesel engine and an 05DA Car- rier diesel compressor, coupled to a Mercedes diesel. Also installed is one 32-tube condenser cooled by a Jabsco, Model 6400, pump. A standby 05DA Carrier compressor is mechanically driven off one of the main engine's auxiliary drives. Six sets of TMC aluminum freezer plates are installed in the fish hold overhead. Because there is a strong local market for fish in Guyana and an equally strong Caribbean export market, the intention of Guyana Fishing Company, Ltd., will be to take maximum advantage of the catch of incidental fish. The refrig- eration system is designed to freeze 500 pounds of shrimp and 1,000 pounds of fish in 18 hours and to maintain a hold temperature of minus 25 degrees C. The fish hold is insulated throughout with 8 inches of poly- urethane covered with fiberglass. Electronics were installed by R.H. Shown at the acceptance signing of the five Guyana shrimp vessels are, seated left to right: Tom Bender Jr., president of Bender Shipbuilding and Repair Company; Gary Clarke, financial direc- tor/secretary of Guyana Fishing Company, Ltd Guyana Fisheries, Ltd. Standing, Roy McArthur, eral sales manager for Bender. Sassaman of Mobile and consist of a Sailor SSB, model R110, receiver and T124 transmitter; a Sailor VHF, model RT144C; a Realistic, model TRC127, CB set; 2 Furuno depth recorders, model FE813 AF; a Magnavox satellite navigator, model MX4102; and a Furuno, model FR711, Radar. According to Bender president Tom Bender, his company's bid for the project was such that it al- lowed the buyers to procure two additional vessels and remain within the fixed amount of the I.D.B. loan. These vessels are also currently under construction. 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