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Outstanding Shallow-Draft (continued) ence, particularly in passenger ship construction. While in France in the late 1960s, he studied the operation of the Bateaux Mouches, a small dinner boat enterprise in Paris. The Bateaux Moches served as a model for Blount's first dinner boats, the Le Bateaux fleet, which operated out of Washington, D.C., and Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Nearly 20 years later, the Spirit of Chicago takes her place as the largest and most elegant of 25 dinner/excursion vessels, con- ceived, designed and constructed by Blount Marine. SPIRIT OF CHICAGO Equipment List Main engines (2) Detroit Diesel Auxiliary engines Detroit Diesel Generators (2) Detroit Diesel Reduction gears Twin Disc Propellers Columbian Bronze Bowthruster engine . . . Detroit Diesel Engine controls Mathers Keel coolers Blount Marine Stuffing boxes Blount Marine Steering system Wagner Main shaft bearings Rexnord Stern bearings BFGoodrich Freshwater pressure system Peabody-Barnes Sanitary system . . . Peabody-Barnes Bilge pump JABSCO Fire pump Gorman-Rupp Wash-down pump . . . Gorman-Rupp Radar Furuno Reduce Emissions & Fuel Costs Extend Component Life Reduce Maintenance Costs -By- Ceramic Coating Diesel Engine Combustion Components TURBINE COMPONENTS CORP., A PIONEER IN HIGH TEMPERATURE COATINGS FOR OVER 20 YEARS, IS APPROVED BY THE AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING (ABS) Turbine Components Corporation 2 Commercial Street Branford, Connecticut 06405-0801 (203)481-3451 • TWX: 710-452-3094 Represented by FAX: 203-488-1 834 FCS Inc. 22 Main Street • Centerbrook, CT 06409 Telephone: (203) 767-3095 Telex: 517931 • FAX: (203) 767-1263 Thermal Stresses Reduced Ignition Delay Reduced Detonation Pressure Reduced Fuel Consumption Reduced Emissions Reduced GUARANTEED PERFORMANCE Circle 208 on Reader Service Card Payback-In As Little As Four (4) Months MSC SEMINARS 1201 Souxh Ladl Sto* Arttnpan. Vir&ua 22202 (703) 720-9510 Ja,A UPDA TE 88 ' NAVY SHIP REPAIR IN PRIVATE SHIPYARDS A SERIES OF FOUR ONE-DA Y SEMINARS WASHINGTON, DC. SEPTEMBER 2t> - 29 DAY 1 - The Master Agreement for the Repair and Alteration of Vessels. DAY 2 - Quality and Inspection in Navy Ship Repair DAY 3 - Cost Estimating for Ship Repair. DAY 4 - Managing Productivity and Quantifying Disruption. Call or write for details: MSC SEMINARS 1201 South E*d> Street. Box E Arlington, VA 22202 (703) J20-95I0 VESSELS FOR SALE INLAND AND OFFSHORE TUGS • BARGES • PUSHBOATS • CREWBOATS • LOCATED IN SOUTH LOUISIANA PRICED FOR IMMEDIATE SALE INTERESTED PARTIES CONTACT: EQUILEASE CORPORATION 3510 North Causeway Blvd. - Suite 802 Metairie, LA 70002 PHONE (504) 831-1301 FAX: (504) 837-6092 'Catalog Available Upon Request Circle 298 on Reader Service Card Circle 198 on Reader Service Card 26 VHF radiotelephones .... Raytheon Depth sounder Data-Marine Compass Dirigo Horn Kahlenberg Searchlight ITT JABSCO A/C & heating Dunham-Bush VINEYARD SPRAY Gladding-Hearn Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Somerset, Mass., has delivered the 300-passenger, high-speed ferry Vineyard Spray to Bay State Cruises. The triple-deck aluminum vessel has an overall length of 82-1/2 feet, beam of 28-1/2 feet and draft of almost 7 feet. She is powered by Deutz MWM TBD604B V-12 diesel engines rated at 1,690 bhp at 1,800 rpm each, which are fitted to two Lips five-bladed propellers via two 5-inch diameter stainless steel pro- peller shafts and Reintjes WVS 842P marine gear boxes. The Vineyard Spray, which can reach speeds in excess of 30 knots, is International Catamaran (Austra- lia)-designed and has two enclosed lounges with upholstered seats, pay phones, and a bicycle rack on the upper deck. She is used on daily round trips from Boston to Vineyard Haven in Martha's Vineyard. The entire trip takes about three hours. VINEYARD SPRAY Equipment List Main engines (2) Deutz MWM Reduction gears Reintjes Generators Lister Propellers Lips Steering Hough Marine Controls Mors Compass Ritchie Radar Furuno Loran Digital Marine Autopilot Robertson VHF radio ICOM Depth sounder Datamarine Horn Buell Bilge pump Jabsco Cellular phone Motorola Cellular pay phone Railfone Navigation lights Aqua-Signal Battery charger . Professional Mariner Searchlight Phoenix Extinguishers Walter Kidde Halon system Walter Kidde Wipers American Bosch Seating Marine Interiors Muffler Cowl Paint Awlgrip Paint Sterlin Paint International Paint YUKON QUEEN Munson Manufacturing Munson Manufacturing, Inc., Ed- monds, Wash., recently delivered the custom-built, welded aluminum Alaskan excursion boat Yukon YUKON QUEEN Equipment List Main engines (3) Triple Lugger Marine jets Hamilton Generators (2) ... . Northern Lights Engine controls Morse Steering controls Wagner VHF radio ICOM Radar Furuno Compass Coastal Navigator Loran Morrow Fuel filters Racor Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
