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Propulsion Annual Canadian Towing Firm Refits for the Future "It is exciting to see our vessels com- ing and going through the harbor. I par- ticularly enjoy that fact that we appear to be one of the busiest, and best looking fleets on the water," says Island Tug and Barge Ltd. President Bob Shields of the view from his harbor side office in Vancouver, BC. Capt. Shields has built a Circle 231 on Reader Service Card reputation as an innovator in an innova- tive British Columbia towboating mar- ket. This reputation was enhanced last year when Shields and his partner, Capt. Jack Davies, retrofitted an Intercon connector to their 41.5 by 9.8-m, 3,000- hp twin-screw tug Island Monarch. Now, a year later, Vancouver waterfront watchers are seeing the company repow- er its classic raised-focsle style Island Crown with a pair of Cummins KTA38. The 23.7 x 7.3-m Island Crown is one of those distinctively Canadian tugs whose raised focsle design resulted from a requirement that all crews' quarters must be above the waterline. Built in 1974 to a Robert Allan design, she was first Christened the Gulf Julia. Later, renamed the Seaspan Defender she has more than earned her keep over the past three decades towing along the Pacific coast. But this was a well designed and well built boat and her owners felt secure in doing a routine repower to extend her life. An old pair of 725 hp engines pulled out and replaced with the new Cummins KTA38M0 engines. The new engines have been de-rated to 500 hp each at 1,600 rpm but are designed capable of 800 hp each at 1,800 rpm. The existing Twin Disc TD540 7:1 marine gears were sent out for rebuild- ing and were reinstalled. The three- blade propellers in nozzles were kept to their original 74 x 78-in. dimensions. "We had Robert Allan Ltd. do a com- plete engineering study for us on the re- powering and were amazed to discover that the propellers were an absolute per- fect match for the two ratings of the Cummins engines," Shields said. "We didn't do a bollard pull test, but believe we are getting slightly better perform- ance than prior to the re-power. We esti- mate the bollard pull at 36,500 lbs at the 500 hp rating and 57,750 lbs at the 800 hp rating." While the engine selection and preparation was a detailed and intense process, the actual lowering of the two 9,000 pound engines was accomplished in a solid morning of work. A well-coordinated team that worked with a rented crane to lower the machinery through a hatch in the top of the fiddley. The engines, lifted with a specially designed jig, were stood on their head to fit through the hatch with inches to spare. The gears followed and were mated to the engines and shafts. Circle 28 on Reader Service Card 'With ILS, we are able to compete with our biggest competitors without making huge investments." Ulrich Freudenberger and Maike Pabst, Managing Directors "We signed up for the ILS e-marketplace because it offers us the exposure of advertising, along with the lead generation of an aggressive marketing campaign at a fraction of the cost. It pro- vides us with highly qualified leads and has introduced us to some significant customers that would never have known about us previously. With ILS, we are able to compete with our biggest competitors without making huge investments. The amount of business ILS has delivered is worth a ten-year subscription." Ulrich Freudenberger, Managing Director at Inter Seas Services and Trading GmbH, NORDERSTEDT, GERMANY We're proud to have kept Inter Seas Services and Trading GmbH steaming ahead. We thank them and all of our longstanding subscribers for letting us be a part of their success. sSJk VV am mm. .mm mm IIS See us at SMM, Hall 6, Stand 242. Inventory Locator Service," LLC 1-800-233-3414 (North America) • 1-901-794-5000 (Worldwide) • 1-901-794-1760 (Fax) • ebusiness@ILSmart.com • www.ILSmart.com Circle 236 on Reader Service Card EARNING OUR HIGHEST PERFORMANCE STANDARD. YOUR TRUST. For over 40 years, Duramax Marine has been developing long-lasting, highly efficient products for today's and tomorrow's vessels. Our high standards have earned us the full confidence of both the military and commercial marine industries. rwv\ vMJij ^—-x ^^rO^hnson XT Visit us at the SNAME Conference & Expo, Booth #116, September 30 - October 1. DuraCooler > Keel Cooler , V DURAMAX BoxCooler ( onnson ^ Demountable Keel Cooler DURAIVIAX MktJit^iC^L^ IVIARII\IE' Johnson Johnson Duramax Demountable Stuffing Fendering Shaft Seal Stave Boxes Systems Systems Bearings mm PH: 440-834-5400 FAX: 800-497-9283 www.DuramaxMarine.com 56 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News
