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May 2005

Mix and Match Repower in Japan

In Japan an interesting repower has created a successful triple-engined high speed ferry. The Elegant No.2 serves a route in the Nagasaki area. A single MTU 12V396 delivers 1979 HP at 1946 RPM through a ZF BWK750 (1.750:1 ratio) marine gear to a Kamewa 56BII water jet. Flanking the water jet engine, a pair of Cummins KTA50-M2 delivering 1875HP at 1950RPM to conventional 1.08 X 0.95-meter propellers through ZF BWK4640 gears with 1.595:1 ratios. The combined propulsion systems give the 36.25 x 6.8 x 2.8 m, 138 Gross ton vessel a 35-knot top speed and an economical 32-knot operating speed at 1750 RPM. This allows the ferry, Elegant No.2, to complete its run one way between Nagasaki and Sanggoto in 90 minutes. The boat accommodates 230 passengers with a crew of five.

The owner is reportedly pleased with both the performance and the cost savings of the installation. The Elegant No.2 was built at the Kumamoto Dock Co.,Ltd to an in house design in1999 and was returned to the builder for this repower. The engine sale is the first by newly appointed Cummins distributor Komatsu Diesel of Japan.

For further information please contact:

Boat Owner:
Mr.Junji Noguchi
578-10 Arikawa-Go Arikawa-Cho Minamimatsuura-Gun
Nagasaki, Japan 857-4211
Phone:81-959-42-3447

Boat Builder:
Kumamoto Dock Co.,Ltd
273-Minatomachi,
Yatsushiro-Shi Kumamoto,
Japan
Phone: 81-3-965-37-2151

Cummins Marine:
Peter Kim
Marketing Manager
Cummins Korea
113 Samsung-dong
Seoul, South Korea 135-874
Phone: 82-2-3420-0911
E-mail: peter.kim@Cummins.com

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