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Nichols Brothers Builds New McNeil Island Ferry Amid a festive celebration, the new McNeil Island ferry (shown above), built by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, Inc. of Whidbey Is- land, Wash., was christened recently at the Nicbols dock on Whidbey Island. The new ferry was built, only after years of using surplus vessels to ferry passengers and cargo back and forth to the facility on McNeil Island. The State of Washington con- tracted Nichols Brothers, who were the low bidders on the design and construction of the boat which measures 68-feet by 25-feet and uses a five-foot draft. The mono- hulled vessel, which is presently in full service at the corrections facili- ty, is equipped with two Detroit Diesel 8V-71 engines which allow a cruise speed of about 12 knots with Raytheon Service Co. MARINE DEPT. Sales Service 8 Locations U.S.A. Skips Communications & Navigation Package Government & Shipyard Programs Message Traffic Accounting rv^n-fe MAINTENANCE 1 CONTRACTS Head Office- RADAR I Computorized or relative! FATHOMETER 1 Survey—Fish Finders } Navigation SOLAS RADIO STATION atellite Communications GYRO & Steering System Fuel Management Systems ^ -100 Roester Rd Suite 103 Glen Burnie, MD 21061 Dock Side nstallation SI Million Parts Inventory FCC Inspections Communications Specialists Worlds Best Service Engineers Best Price/Service Local Facilities 301-761-4300 NY/NJ Phillie Balto Norfolk 212-981-1090 New Orleans 609-662-4322 Houston 301-761-4300 Los Angeles 804-464-3318 San Diego 504-835-6491 713-941-2700 714-432-9252 619-571-1555 Price Delivery Information—Contact Any Office a full load of 300 passengers and with, the McNeil Island ferry is cargo. quite attractive, sporting large blue Although built on a "bare-bones tinted windows and decorative budget" for the state without any of stripping—a rather cheery site the niceties Nichols has normally along the prison, outfitted their passenger vessels Rowan Offers Free Literature On Drill Rig 'Rowan Gorilla IV' Rowan Companies, Inc. of Hous- ton, Texas, is offering free literature on the design for the latest Gorilla rig, the Rowan Gorilla IV. Constructed for Rowan Compa- nies by Marathon LeTourneau Off- shore Company of Vicksburg, Miss., the Gorilla rigs are a new and heav- ier class of rig, requiring twice the amount of fabricated steel used in former largest jackups. At 297 feet long by 292 feet wide, they are near- ly 40 percent larger than the Mara- thon LeTourneau 116 Class jack- ups. The brochure, which features color photos of the previously built Rowan Gorilla I, II, and III on the cover, contains drawings of Gorilla III shown in scale with Gorilla IV. Equipped with 605 feet of leg, the Gorilla IV is capable of drilling in 450 feet of water in the Gulf of Mex- ico. This exceeds the capabilities of any existing bottom-supported type jackup rig. Specifications for Gorilla IV are also listed, along with envi- ronmental criteria for both the Gulf of Mexico and the North Sea. For a free copy of the literature and further information from Row- an Companies, Circle 4 on Reader Service Card THE POWER THE ACCURACY THE RELIABILITY YOU NEED Goltens' Hydraulic G-Pump Tensioning. Jacking. Bolting. Tasks that re- quire great power and extreme accu- racy. The G-Pump delivers both. Time after time. Task after task. Compact and portable, the G-Pump will supply and maintain hydraulic pressure up to 21,300 psi (1,500 kp/cm*) with extreme accuracy. When tensioning or bolting the G-Pump can be preset to automatically maintain specific pressure with an accuracy that is hard to find in a unit of this size. Every rugged, reliable, preci- sion G-Pump is equipped with a safety valve to prevent accidental overloading. A water resistant, stainless steel model, specially designed for offshore use, is also available. Get the power, the accuracy, the reliability you need from a hydraulic pump. Get the G-Pump. Its perform- ance under pressure is remarkable! ll»iiilfefa Goltens 160 Van Brunt Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231 U.S.A. Phone: (718) 855-7200 • Cable: GOLTENS Telex: 22-2916 • Domestic Telex: 645917 Worldwide Locations: Wilmington, Calif. • Miami, Florida • Fairhaven, Mass. Rotterdam, Holland • Kowloon, Hong Kong • Oslo, Norway • Singapore June, 1985 Circle 197 on Reader Service Card Circle 132 on Reader Service Card 97