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achts, sized from 120 ft. (36.5 m) to more than 300 ft. (91.4 m), are sched- uled to be serviced at Knight & Carver over the next year. Circle 86 on Reader Service Card MPT Receives Approval Maritime Professional Training of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has been recog- nized as an approved examination cen- ter by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA). This approval will enable Yachting Professionals of all nationalities to take their MCA Engineering Examinations at MPT's Campus. MPT will now add all of the MCA Yacht Engineering Programs to its list of approved courses offered year round. MPT will launch all of these courses in the Fall 2005, just in time for mariners to obtain their train- ing either before or after the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. These courses are all approved by the MCA and certificated through the National Sea Training Center at Northwest Kent College in the United Kingdom. Gordon Winchester, an MCA Chief Engineer Unlimited with 30 years of sea going experience joins MPT's Faculty as the Assistant Director of Engineering. Circle 87 on Reader Service Card Beier Docking and Maneuvering System Beier Radio's Integrated Vessel Control System, Beier IVCS2000 is a docking and maneuvering system is deigned to give yacht owners total control of their vessel. With the Beier IVCS2000 the captain controls his engines, rudders and thrusters auto- matically with the push of a button or manually with a single joystick con- trol. The system is designed to ensures the safest possible control of the vessel by reducing the captains' workload. The manufacturer claims that the IVCS2000 could even help to reduce the cost of paint and hull repairs due to inadvertently bumping the dock. It also reduces wear and tear on gears as it clutches from full forward to full reverse faster than a person can. In addition, owners who want to be "hands-on" can operate their yacht with as little as 15 minutes of training. The Beier IVCS2000 interfaces all systems on a vessel to one control sta- tion. The vessel's steering system, propulsion system, thrusters, gyro compass, annenometer and DGPS are all integrated into, and controlled by the Beier IVCS2000. "Our system, in an emergency or critical situation, can hold a vessel in a given spot at the push of a button" said Karl Beier, pres- ident of Beier Radio. The system is Windows NT based, using a marine grade and shock-mounted computer, and a system constructed of non-pro- prietary parts for easy maintenance. Circle 88 on Reader Service Card 24 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News Carlisle & Finch Lights the Way Carlisle & Finch Co. has been privately owned by the Finch Family for 111 years. In the mid 1970's the company pioneered Xenon Technology in a marine searchlight. About five years ago, the company devel- oped a 15 million candlepower "streamline style" searchlight for Luxury Yachts, a development touted as providing 2.5 times the candlepower while being 31 percent lighter. In addition to performance, the company this year started offering Custom powder coat colors to match a yacht's color. The company installed a new computer-con- trolled five-stage pre-treatment and powder coating sys- tem. Another development this year is a Low profile mount option for all classic style lights, making some the lights highly suitable for the 40 to 60-ft. crowd while the company continue to serve the 61 to 400-ft. megayacht class Mega-Yachts from 61 to 400 ft. Circle 6 on Reader Service Card Yanmar’s New Diesel Yanmar Marine announced the second in its new SY-STP series of big-capacity diesel engines for high performance cruis- ers and motor yachts, this time at 900 hp. The 16-liter Yanmar 8SY-STP is a 90 degree V8, designed for more power with less weight, maximized torque at low revs, improved fuel economy, reduced emissions and simplified servicing. This latest Yanmar has an electronic engine manage- ment system, monitoring and processing data such as engine speed, boost pressure, coolant temperature and throttle setting. The system adjusts injection timing and the amount of fuel injected in response to changing operating conditions, maximiz- ing power and efficiency. The 8SY-STP is approximately 3,637 pounds fully equipped. The engine measures 51 x 49 x 42 in. Circle 5 on Reader Service Card Widebody Yacht Delivered in Italy Italy's Intermarine earlier this year delivered the fourth example of its Conam 75 Wide Body, dubbed Andrea 1921. The Conam 75 WB is entirely built and fitted out in Rodriquez Cantieri Navali's Intermarine yard in Sarzana, a company involved in the pro- duction of fibreglass and composite vessels. The fifth 75 WB was delivered shortly after, while numbers 6 and 7 are under construction. Rodriquez took over the activities of Conam in the beginning of 2002 and immediately started with the development and designing of new models. This led to the first Conam 75 Wide Body being introduced in 2003 at the Genoa Boat Show, and was followed a year later with the presentation of the Conam 80 Sport design. The Conam series is designed to be a union of a sports and polished style, characterized by the "wide body" or "full beam" concept, which is designed to maximize space on board without compromising performance. The lateral passages on the main deck disappears to give space to the living-room inside in that the interior volume can be compared to that of a 98.4 ft. (30 m) yacht yet with all the advantages of owning a boat of less than 78.7 ft. (24 m). Andrea 1921 sports a beige-colored hull and a contempo- rary interior finished in Vengé wood and light-colored leather. The fibreglass hull is designed to ensure a stable and com- fortable passage, even in rough seas. The Conam 75 Wide Body tops out at 30 knots with signature stability. The vessel is propelled via two 1,570 hp engines, paired to fixed pitch propellers in a V-drive configuration. The boat has a 400 miles cruising range and reaches its 28-knot cruising speed quickly and efficiently. Conam produces four mod- els in two styles: Sport and WideBody. The WideBody line includes the 60 WideBody and the 75 WideBody models, which measure 60 (18.3 m) and 75 ft. (22.9 m), respectively. These are fly bridge yachts, all characterized by the full beam (WideBody) superstructure rendering the interior space incredibly versatile and compatible to the interiors of larg- er boats. The production of boats up to 60 ft. (18.3 m) is carried out at the Conam yard in Pozzuoli, which covers an area of 4,000 sq. m. The 75 WideBody and the 80 Sport, the Conam flagships, are designed and built in Sarzana, at the sis- ter yard Intermarine. In more than 20 years, Conam has built more than 300 boats. Circle 85 on Reader Service Card MR OCTOBER 2005 #3 (17-24).qxd 9/29/2005 7:44 AM Page 24
