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Diesel Engines & Parts Co. New i* Used # Rebuilt Marine Industrial Generator Sets Detroit • Cat • Cummins Twin Disc • Allison We buy used Engines & Parts 8123 Hillsboro Avenue Houston, Texas 77029 713-675-6100 Fax 713-675-6600 1-800-723-3726 Circle 209 on Reader Service Card ESGARD BI0-K0TE™/BI0-FL0AT™ BALLAST & VOID TANK COATINGS Non-Hazardous Safe Firm Film Resists Washout Not Slippery Long Life Single Package Minimal Surface Prep Easy to Apply World Wide "ESGARD PROTECTS YOUR INVESTMENT AND PRESERVES YOUR DOLLARS" P.O. Drawer 2698 'CORROSION COATINGS ~ Lafayette, LA 70502 TEL (318) 234-6327 FAX (318) 234-0113 TLX 586602 Circle 210 on Reader Sen/ice Card 619 Industrial Road Carlstadt, NJ 07072 (201) 843-4700 (201) 843- 6470 Fax 2900 Main Street, Bldg. Alameda, CA 94501 (510) 523-3100 (510) 523-3390 Fax 33 Rector Street New York, NY 10006 (212) 425-1996 (212) 363-3292 Fax Anthony Del Gavio President #140-C DEL GAVIO MARINE HYDRAULICS, INC. SALES • SERVICE • CONSULTING • PARTS • COMPLETE REPAIRS ON ALL TYPES OF ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC STEERING SYSTEMS, HATCH COVERS & DECK MACHINERY • FULL ELECTRICAL SERVICE INCLUDING MOTOR REWINDING . HOSES & FITTINGS "Serving the Marine Industry for over twenty-Jive years" Circle 208 on Reader Service Card THE TIME Performance Counts - You must have confidence in your marine engines. Top performance can be acheived thru superior filtration. Marine Performance Line (MPL) filters are designed to maximize performance and minimize engine wear. MPL is the only exclusively designed marine filter product line in the industry. MPL is available for all major marine diesel applications (EMD, Detroit Diesel, Deere, CAT, Cummins). To learn more, write: Fleetguard Marine, 402 BNA Drive, Suite 500, Nashville, TN 37217 Barataria Completes Hull Lofting For Service Marine-Built Casino Vessel Barataria Lofting Co., Inc. of Marrero, La. has completed computer lofting services on a 254- x 78- x 14-foot casino vessel being built at Service Ma- rine of Morgan City, La. The job for Barataria entailed lines fairing, offset generation and NC tape code for all of the structural plate parts for the hull, including the main deck, shell and flange plates. Approximately 222 Nest Tapes were delivered containing 1,033 unique piecemarks, totaling 600+ tons of 'green' steel. Cutting services were provided by Jeffrey's Steel Co., Inc. of Mobile, Ala., and NAMASCO, based in New Orleans. Currently Barataria Lofting is also providing lofting services to Avondale Industries, Boat Div., for its 266-foot Catfish Queen. The scope of work for this job includes lines fairing, offset generation and NC tape code. For additional information on Barataria Loft- ing, Circle 10 on Reader Service Card PSI Profits From Gaming Vessel Market PSI, a marine contractor based in New Orleans, combined its commercial flooring experience and marine work to gain contracts for deck covering on riverboat casinos under construction in the New Orleans area. PSI has already completed decking three area riverboat casinos: Players Riverboat Casino I; Harrah's Joliet I; and the Star Casino. Three additional vessels are under contract to PSI: Play- ers Riverboat Casino II; Harrah's Joliet II; and Dubuque Riverboat Casino. The contracts total approximately $50,000 to $140,000 each. PSI's commercial experience allows the com- pany to handle the elaborate and decorative as- pects of installing more than 3,500 yards of custom carpeting in a typical riverboat; while the company's marine experience has taught them how to install carpeting on a welded steel deck which requires extensive leveling and fairing. "Decking riverboat casinos came as a natural extension of our marine work," said Jake Giardana, general manager of flooring at PSI. "In this type of work, there is no one in this region who has the capabilities and the experienced crew we have." Besides requiring a more decorative approach in comparison to conventional commercial vessels, Mr. Giardana said the products must meet Ameri- can with Disabilities Act requirements. PSI, founded in 1981, is also engaged in tank cleaning, chemical cleaning, gasfreeing, hydroblasting and offshore platform abandonment cleaning. For more information on the products and services of PSI, Circle 11 on Reader Service Card Circus Circus Announces Louisiana Application For Riverboat Gaming Facility Circus Circus Enterprises Inc. has reached an agreement in principle with American Entertain- ment Corp. to develop and operate a riverboat gaming facility in Chalmette, La. American Entertainment Corp. has reportedly received a certificate of preliminary approval to operate a gaming vessel at the Chalmette site from the Louisiana Riverboat Gaming Commission. Circus Circus and American Entertainment will reportedly jointly own the facility, with Circus Circus managing it. Circle 236 on Reader Service Card 56 Maritime Reporter/ Engineering News