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$234,000 Contract Awarded Lexair To Provide Valves For Canadian Frigates Lexair, Inc. of Lexington, Ky., was recently awarded a contract in excess of $234,000 ($300,000 Cana- dian) to provide control valves for the Canadian Navy's new patrol fri- gates. Initial construction of these ships is underway at Saint John Ship- building, Saint John, New Bruns- wick. Lexair, Inc. will provide valves for six ships; there are approxi- mately 170 valves in each shipset. The majority of these valves are electropneumatic three- and four- way valves of bronze and stainless steel construction. The controls will be manufactured in Lexington, Ky. For free literature giving com- plete information on the full line of valves from Lexair, Circle 83 on Reader Service Card Only SWAGELOK Tube Fittings make all these connections with Gageable Reliability LARGE TUBE to SMALL TUBE FRACTIONAL TUBE to METRIC TUBE TUBE to FLEXIBLE HOSE RIGID TUBE to PLASTIC TUBE TUBE to HYDRAULIC COMPONENTS All these types of SWAGELOK Tube Fitting connec- tions contain fluids safely. They maintain a leak-tight seal under vibration, shock, pressure surges and temperature variations. They are the only tube fittings that are gageable to confirm proper pull-up...a major factor in reducing hazardous risk. And they are stocked locally for immediate delivery by Authorized Sales and Service Representatives. 11 TUBE FITTINGS W.'rnrrAV' SWAGELOK Co., Solon, Ohio 44139 SWAGELOK Canada Ltd., Ontario 1987 SWAGELOK Co , all rights reserved C-77fa Circle 172 on Reader Service Card Six-Patrol-Boat 'Package' Completed By Halter Marine For Ecuadoran Navy Halter Marine, Inc., New Orleans, La., has completed a six-patrol-boat "package" with the Navy of Ecua- dor. It included the production of two of the 44-foot vessels in the United States, the "kitting" and shipment of four additional boats for assembly in Ecuador, and a training program for shipyard per- sonnel. The all-aluminum boats, similar to the U.S. Coast Guard 42-foot cut- ters were designed by Halter in cooperation with the Eduadoran Navy for coastal patrol, rescue, drug interdiction and fisheries patrol. The kitting program consisted of computerized cutting of all alumi- num plates, subassembly of some components, coding of all pieces, and shipment of all machinery and equipment to complete the boats at the Astinave shipyard in Guaya- quil. Two hulls and superstructures have now been fabricated in Guaya- quil. As Astinave's workers were famil- iar with aluminum repair, but had little new aluminum construction experience, eight shipbuilders par- ticipated in a six-weeks training ses- sion at the Equitable/Halter ship- yard in New Orleans. They were taught aluminum welding, fitting, sandblasting and painting, machinery installation, electrical wiring, equipment instal- lation, and carpentry and joiner work. Each of the patrol boats is 44 feet long, with a 13.5-foot beam, and 6- foot 8-inch depth. Loaded draft is 3.5 feet. They are powered by two military rated Detroit Diesel 8V71T1 diesels driving through Twin Disc 509 down angle gears which give the boats a service speed of 26 knots. A partial list of communications and navigation equipment includes: VHF and SSB radios; a Furuno 2400 radar; a depth finder and magnetic compass. Each boat also has a 250-gpm fire monitor for fighting off-ship fires. For additional information and free literature on Halter Marine, Circle 84 on Reader Service Card ELECTRONICS UPDATE Two New Low-Cost Products From Furuno: Temperature Sensor, And Net Sounder Furuno recently introduced two new products: a low-cost tempera- ture sensor, and a low-cost net sounder. Furuno's new T-2000 digital temperature sensor is designed for sport fishermen. Furuno's new T-2000 digital tem- perature sensor is a compact, low- cost unit designed to provide accu- rate surface water temperature readouts for sport fishermen. The measuring range covers, for exam- ple, + 23 to 95° with an accuracy of + /—0.4° F. The user has a choice of Fahrenheit or Celsius units pre- sented on a large, backlit LCD. Trend indicator arrows show wheth- er the temperature is rising or fall- ing, or whether there is an abrupt change, or shear, at a current rip. As different species of fish are likely to group within well defined temperature ranges, both high and low alarms are provided on the T-2000 to indicate visually and au- dibly when the temperature falls within this present zone. The T-2000 display can be brack- et or flush mounted, and the sensor is available as transom or thru-hull configurations. Temperature data is output as Furuno CIF or NMEA 0183 formats for interfacing with a wide variety of video sounders, plotters, or printers. The T-2000 operates from 10-15 VDC and requires less than 1 W. Furuno's newest color net sound- er system, the CN-8, was specifically designed for smaller bottom drag- gers and midwater trawlers. Like other Furuno systems, the CN-8 is a wireless system, eliminating the need for cumbersome coax cable and heavy winch systems. The headrope unit and mounting board weigh only 11 pounds and the para- vane weighs only 20 pounds, with cable. The CN-8 net sounder, designed for smaller bottom draggers and midwater trawlers. 22 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News TUBE to THREADED PIPE TUBE to WELDED PIPE OR TUBE GAGEABILITY: Your checkpoint for leak-free connections
