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management and flexibility in work force needed to produce the vessels. He is hoping the U.S. market, in its conversion from defense to commer- cial work, will realize the promise of the Quadrimaran design. "There is no reason the yards in the U.S. can't build these vessels cheaper than anyone else," said Mr. Conradi, citing the relatively cheap cost of labor and materials. But beyond establishing yard, or subcontractor, networks to actually build the ves- sels, the company is also working to establish a "preferred supplier" net- work, in an effort to further stream- line the process and contain costs. For example, Caterpillar diesels will be used to propel the first two com- mercial deliveries (due in Decem- ber, 1993 and January 1994, respec- tively). He said the company is currently working on making Cat- erpillar and Deutz MWM the pre- ferred engine supplier, while SeaCokpit (Norcontrol) has been tapped to supply the totally-inte- grated bridge and controls. Initially Brochures and videos available upon request. selling a vessel which has been un- der development for six years, espe- cially a vessel which seemingly packs so many performance advan- tages, is undoubtedly met with naysayers and skeptics. To help ensure the claims it makes, Quadrimaran backs its claims with data and performance records, and a performance guarantee which is supported by an insurance consor- tium. For more information, Circle 72 on Reader Service Card Westerman Debuts Navigational Aid Signal Lantern Monitor The new NA-1910, a navigational aid designed to monitor the opera- tion of navigational aid signal lan- terns on offshore oil and gas rigs and various marine installations, was introduced by the Controls Div. of Westerman Companies. The NA- 1910 has a lantern flasher power wire which is routed through the core of a current transformer. When the flasher's incandescent lamp is "on," the inrush current caused by the cold lamp filament triggers a one-shot timer that sends a ,5-sec- ond pulse to the output, an output which is sensed by a Remote Termi- nal Unit that checks for a light flash every second. For more information on Westerman's new product, Circle 56 on Reader Service Card Kistler Offers New Four-Channel Coupler The new line-powered four-chan- nel coupler from Kistler allows for simultaneous powering and signal processing of up to four piezoelectric accelerometers with built-in imped- ance converter. For each channel, seven different gains and four low- pass filters can be selected. All pa- rameters set remain stored, thanks to a non-volatile memory. For a free brochure, Circle 57 on Reader Service Card DMR Offers Complete Propulsion Solutions Dieselmotorenwerk Rostock (DMR), one of the youngest enter- prises in the Bremer Vulkan Corp. AG, is known as a manufacturer of complete marine propulsion instal- lations. DMR customers are offered a complete package, starting with design and calculation, up to and through delivery and after-sales ser- vice. The core of the DMR marine propulsion installations are cross- head diesel engines which have been built for many years in the Rostock factory by license from New Sulzer Diesel. Apart from diesel engines, DMR delivers marine and special gear units being offered together with DMR-controllable pitch propel- ler units. For free information on the capabilities of DMR, Circle 59 on Reader Service Card Morgan Marine Receives Cranes Order Morgan Marine of Santa Ana, Ca- lif. has received a purchase order from Lien Ho Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. of Taiwan for three knuckleboom marine cranes to be installed on a Marco-designed S.O.R.T. Delivery is due for December 1993. For more information on Morgan Marine, Circle 60 on Reader Service Card The World Leader In SWATH Design And Construction, SWATH vessel: "Chubasco" U.S.C.G. Cutter "Cape Romain" built by SWATH OCEAN SYSTEMS Stats: 95 ft. / 20 ft. beam /105 tons Stats: 72 ft. / 31 ft. beam / 70 tons Speed: 20 knots Sequence of VHS footage taken during sea trials off San Francisco Harbor entrance. Full video available upon request. Recently launched and now operating as a flag ship for the "Houston Pilot Association". Proven in the North Atlantic and over the demanding bars of the North West Pacific, SWATH performance is setting new standards in sea keeping ability. AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY, AMERICAN CONSTRUCTION SWATH OCEAN SYSTEMS™ Headquarters and Construction Facility 979 "G" Street, Chula Vista, CA91911 Phone: (619) 426-2179 • Fax: (619) 426-2196 Circle 248 on Reader Service Card 14 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
