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Maxon Marine Completes Drydock For Carline Tank Services Maxon Marine of Tell City, Ind., recently finished construction of a 1,100-ton drydock for Carline Tank Services. Carline's facility is lo- cated on the Lower Mississippi at mile 182. The dock cost about $550,000 to build and has a four-foot blocking system. It is 60 feet between the wingwalls and reported to be ca- pable of lifting 150-foot by 52.5-foot barges or in the open-ended mode, 300-foot vessels. The company states that it will use the drydock to repair chemical and dry cargo tank barges that are used on the Mississippi River. Gas- freeing services are also performed by Carline Tank Services. For more information detailing the services and facilities provided by Maxon Marine, Circle 165 on Reader Service Card Viking Offers New Lifesaving Boat A new fiberglass lifesaving boat has been introduced by Viking Life Saving Equipment. Designed spe- cifically for the shipping and off- shore industries, the new "man over- board" boat, dubbed the Norvik 470 GRP I, is 16 feet long and can accom- modate 27 to 36 hp diesel outboard motors. Gas engines can vary from 25 to 60 hp. The boat is colored bright orange and is constructed from fire-retardant polyester fiber- glass. Because of its built-in poly- urethane buoyancy, the boat is unsinkable. The Norvik 470 GRP I rescue boat from Viking The boat is delivered complete with full equipment for rescue ac- cording to the 1983 Amendments to the SOLAS 1974 Convention. It is completely approved by the Danish Maritime Authority, and U.S. Coast Guard approval is pending. For more information on Viking Life Saving Equipment, Circle 175 on Reader Service Card McNab Offers Conductivity Sensor For 'Hot Tap' Valve For more than fifty years, McNab Incorporated, a well-known leader in the manufacture of fluid monitor- ing equipment, is offering the Model MC-107, a hermetically sealed, four- range conductivity sensor with au- tomatic temperature compensation designed for installation with the McNab "Hot Tap" L-3 valve. McNab claims that the combination pro- vides the user with a sensor that does not require any system shut- down to operate, or remove under pressure. Start up problems are eliminated and inspection and cali- bration can be easily accomplished. The MC-107 with the L-3 valve eliminates the need for bypass pip- ing and its time delays, therefore producing a faster, higher quality signal. The "Hot Tap" valve is sized for 1- 1/4-inch NPT and can be supplied in plastic, brass of stainless steel. Tem- peratures can go as high as 275 degrees Fahrenheit. Palladium elec- trodes are used for a longer service life than conventional stainless steel or other non-noble metal electrodes. This high quality sensor can be used in water treatment, public util- ity, electronic and chemical applica- tions. For literature describing the con- ductivity sensor from McNab, 90 Circle 203 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter/Engineering News FINCANTIERI IS BUILDING FOR THE SEA FinCAITNGRI W Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A. HEAD OFFICE 34121 Trieste/Italy Via Genova 1 Tel. (0) 40 3193111 Tlx 461136 FINCTS I Fax (0) 40 3192305 Circle 224 on Reader Service Card
