269 August 18, 2004

Hope Services Busy With Pushboats

Hope Services Inc. of Dulac, Louisiana are building more of their popular 72x30-foot pushboats. Two are for Higman Towing of Houston Texas. The first of these, the MV Pelican, was delivered last May and the second is scheduled for a March 2005 delivery. Another of the 72-foot vessels is Currently under construction for Carline with delivery in October 2004. Each boat is powered by a pair of 12-cylinder Cummins KTA38 M0 engines rated for 850 HP at 1800 RPM. The engines turn into Twin Disc 540 gears with 6.14:1 reduction. The 73x56-inch four-blade stainless propellers are mounted on six-inch stainless shafts. Electrical needs are met by a pair of Cummins 6B series powered 50 Kw gen sets.

Accommodation on the 1700 HP tugs is provided for six people in three staterooms with additional space utilized for a washer and dryer. With a molded depth of 10 feet, the hull holds tankage for 20,000 gallons of fuel, 10,000 gallons of potable water and 10,000 gallons of fresh water as well as ballast tanks. Steering and flanking rudders are controlled through a Custom Hydraulics electric controlled hydraulic system. The air engine controls are by Kobelt. A pair of Nabrico electric-over-hydraulic system, 40 ton deck winches handles the 1.25-inch face wires. Hope Services plans to build another two of the vessels in this series for delivery in 2005.

For more information or additional photos contact:

Lou Parker or Jim Miles Hope Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 957
Houma, LA 70361 U.S.A.
Phone: 985 563-7801 Fax: 985 563-4660
E-mail: hopeservices@direcway.com

For more information on the Cummins KTA38 and other Cummins Marine engines:

Calvin Klotz
Cummins Mid-South
Kenner, LA 70062 U.S.A.
Phone: 504 465-3406
Email: Calvin.B.Klotz@Cummins.com

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