PROPULSIONGulf Coast Workboat Repowered Gulf Coast Workboat Repowered with Volvo Penta DieselsBased on impressive fuel consumption and performance results from the Volvo Penta engines installed in a new-construction pushboat, the operator decided to repower one of its older vessels with the same D16 engine package. hen Volvo Penta supplied the main propulsion Since the vessel was commissioned, it has put more than system for the M/V Ted Kayser, a new 60-foot 6,000 hours of service on the engines. Documented aver-Wpushboat christened at the end of 2012, it was age fuel consumption runs between 4.01-4.38 gallons per Allemand Industries, Inc., the Volvo Penta Regional Power hour per engine. According to Volvo Penta, and compared Center in Harvey, LA, that oversaw the installation. De- to other vessels performing the same work, the pushboat signed by Entech & Associates of Houma and constructed consumes about 180-200 fewer gallons daily, resulting in by Eymard Marine Construction and Repair of Harvey, fuel savings of about $1,000 per day. The annual savings M/V Ted Kayser today operates with two Volvo Penta D16 are easy to calculate.engines, each providing continuous 650 hp at 1800 RPM. The engines drive a pair of Rolls-Royce four-bladed stain- Volvo Penta Penetrates the Workboat Sectorless steel propellers through Twin Disc MGX5222 5.04:1 Ron Huibers, president of Volvo Penta of the Americas, marine gears. told MarineNews in February, “We see tremendous growth March 2014MN36 MN MAR14 Layout 32-49.indd 36 MN MAR14 Layout 32-49.indd 36 2/21/2014 3:26:14 PM2/21/2014 3:26:14 PM