98 February 18, 2000

Triple Screw Towboat from Orange Texas Yard

April is the scheduled delivery date for a 64x28x9.5-foot push boat for Stockstill Boat Rentals of New Iberia Louisiana from Inland Boatworks of Orange Texas. The new boat will be the second delivered from the Inland yard to this customer, the 54x22-foot "Mitzi Evelyn" was delivered in December of 1997. The new boat, to be named "Brian Paul" will be the owner's first pushboat with Cummins power. Propulsion will be provided by three Cummins six-cylinder KTA19 engines rated for 500 hp at 1800 RPM, turning six-inch stainless shafts and 66x48-inch Rice four blade bronze through Twin Disc 516 gears at 6:1.

This triple screw Cummins-powered propulsion package with its shallow draft and redundancy is becoming the industry standard for work on the Inter-Coastal Waterway. The "Brian Paul" will also have a pair of Cummins 6BT5.9 powered 60 Kw gen sets.

Thanks to a good spell of fair weather the boat's hull and superstructure were finished in record time, says Inland Boatworks' Randy Lee.

Owner Donald Stockstill, who also operates eleven crew boats, reports that he has a third push boat in the planning stages.

For More information:

Randy Lee
Inland Boatworks Inc.
Orange. TX
Phone: 409 988-0005

Donald Stockstill
Stockstill Boat Rentals
726 Evergreen Drive New Iberia, LA 70563
Phone: 318 364 5380 Fax: 318 367-2576

Jay Rowan
Marine Accounts Manager
Cummins Southern Plains, Inc.
Phone: 281 812_0175 Fax: 281 812_0154
E-mail: jay.w.rowan@cummins.com

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