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October 15, 2001

Rodriguez Building Twin-Screw Shrimpers

Rodriguez Shipyard in Bayou LaBatre Alabama is enjoying a busy season with a twin-screw shrimper currently under construction for a late November delivery. The new boat, for owner Steve Nguyan, will be similar to the Lucky B delivered to Louisiana customer Ba Nguyan last August. At 98 by 26 by 12-feet these are a big boats. The boats, are each powered by a pair of Cummins 6-cylinder KTA19 M3 engines rated for 600 HP at 1800 RPM. turning into Twin Disc 5202 gears with 6.1:1 reductions. The twin engines provide plenty of power but the primary reasons for owners choosing twins is redundancy and close quarter manoeuverability, explains Joe Rodriguez.

A pair of Cummins-powered 70 Kw gen sets provide electrical service for the boats including a 5 by 10-foot stainless steel brine tank for quick freezing the shrimp in 40 to 50 pound onion sacks. The frozen shrimp, valued at $5.00 to $6.00 per pound, is then stowed in a zero degree Fahrenheit hold with a 60,000-pound capacity although the average 30-day trip delivers 10-12,000 pounds of shrimp.

The Lucky B has tankage for 30,000 gallons of fuel and 7,000 gallons of water. Financing for the boats was arranged through the Cummins partnership with CitiCapital.

For further information:

Joe Rodriguez Jr.
President
Rodriguez Boat Builders
PO Box 842
Bayou LaBatre, Alabama 36509 USA
Phone: 334 824-4067 Fax: 334 824-4074
E-Mail: joserodrig@aol.com

Larry Neff
V/P Marine Marketing
Cummins Alabama Inc.
3422 Georgia Pacific Ave.
Moblie, AL 36617 U.S.A.
Phone: 334 452-6426 Fax: 334 473-6657
E-mail: Larry.E.Neff@Cummins.com

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