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Main Particulars Janet M. McAllister Builder Eastern Shipbuilding Owner McAllister Towing & Transportation Co., Inc. Designer Jenson Maritime Consult. Flag U.S.A Contract Date Oct. 20, 2000 Launch Date May 1,2001 Delivery Date June 26, 2001 Length 96 ft. Breadth, molded 34 ft. Displacement 358.95 long tons Draft 12.5 ft. Depth 14.7 ft. Speed 13.7 knots Classification ABS A1 - Towing Service AMS Fuel Oil 31,280 gal. Water Ballast 9,240 gal. Freshwater 6,700gal. Lube Oil 500 gal. Main Engines (2) EMD 12-645 E7B Supplier Engines Systems Inc. Total HP 5,000 hp @ 900 rpm Fire Pump Drive Detroit Diesel Z-Drive Propellers Schottel Generator Engines Detroit Diesel Torsional Couplings American Vulkan Engine Controls Schottel Steering Controls Schottel Deck Machinery NETEC Shafting Schottel Coatings Devoe Radar(s) Furuno Compass Ritchie GPS Furuno Gyro Compass KVH Azimuth Digital VHF Radio Icom Fathometer Datamarine Loudhailer/Horn Raytheon Inclinometer (2) Bibble in Tube EPIRB Alden 406 Pumps Viking, Goulds Heat Exchangers Fernstrum AC Carrier Liferafts Viking C02 System Chemtron Waste Management Humphrey Doors/Ramps/Lifts McFrogg Fire Monitors Elkhart FoamEductor Skum Fire Monitor Pumps Goulds Alarms & Monitoring Marine One September, 2001 (Continued from page 30) balance between growth in a correct manner versus taking on too much debt ... and that's tough," McAllister said. "If the decisions are just put to the side, you can end up with a lot of money and no company, or no money and no com- pany. "Is the country headed for a deeper recession? I don't know, but I don't want to become too aggressive now," he said. "I'd much rather make the mistake of increasing the company's liquidity and decreasing our debt, while maintaining our position in an industry that demands constant rebuilding and upgrading." But at the same time, he did confide that the company is currently contem- plating an acquisition. While he could not elaborate, he did indicate that it would be an acquisition of a business the (Continued on page 35) Protecting Gears and Shafts from Vibration VULKAN Flexible Couplings RATO Family • Main Propulsion • EZR • Auxiliary Propulsion • Vulastik-L • GenSets Vulkardan • Cardan Drives • Propflex • Composite Shafts • Monitoring Devices • VKE • Torflex • Up to 464,660 Ib-ft. torque. American VULKAN Sales and Service 863-324-2424 Fx: 863-324-4008 www.vulkanusa.com • ISO 9002 and OS 9000 Circle 206 on Reader Service Card or visit www.maritimereporterinfo.com Reliable Drive Performance •Digital SCR Propulsion Drives • Bow/Stern Thruster Drives •Upgrade Rotating Generator & Motor Field Supplies •Rugged Pulse Generators • Easy Interface to Control Systems and PLCs • Complete System Engineering, Sen/ice, and Manufacturing Capability • Installations Include Ferries, Buoy Tenders, Dredgers, Research Vessels, and U.S. Coast Guard VTRON MANUFACTURING. INC. 7900 E. Pleasant Valley Road • Independence, Ohio 44131 Tet. (216) 642-1230 • Fax (216> 642-6037 • www.avtron.com/marine.htm E-mail: mduskey@avtron.com Circle 209 on Reader Service Card or visit www.maritimereporterinfo.com IS09001 QUALITY SYSTEM CERTIFIED THE SEA SWITCH •mil As. Smart Electronic Level Switch with No Moving Parts The Sea Switch Two was designed and patented for all tank applications. The Sea Switch Two offers a reliable solution for liquid level detection and control for cargo, ballast, and storage tanks, without any moving parts. The Sea Switch Two uses a fully static system that is based on the propagation of an acoustic wave into a metallic rod. A piezo-electric sensing element produces a wave along the rod. As the liquid reaches the sensing element the oscilla- tion stops and the alarm is activated. The Sea Switch Two sensor detects high, high- high, or low level in any liquid with an alarm output given by a dry contact or current loop change 6-18 mA. • Easy installation • Self-test built-in • Fully static system - no moving parts ELECTRONIC MARINE SYSTEMS. INC. 800 Ferndale Place Rahway, NJ 07065 Call today for more information! 732.382.4344 732.388.5111 fax emsmarcon@aol.com e-mail http://www.emsmarcon.com Circle 224 on Reader Service Card or visit www.maritimereporterinfo.com 33
