PROPULSIONwell as a dual fuel execution. Available in a 6 and 8-cylin- ramp is on centerline. The main deck has straight shear der inline or 12 and 16-cylinder vee con? guration, oper- with camber. There is a full width raised foc’sle forward. ating from 600 rpm to 1,000 rpm, the engine produces An aluminum house is attached to the steel foc’sle deck up to 5,435hp. All engines are individually tested at the with explosion bonded DuPont bi-metal connection. An factory with option of the presence of the client and pos- A-frame style mast is forward with a trawl gantry aft. sibility of all major classi? cations. “The beautiful thing about working on an ABC engine Foreign Built for Domestic Convenienceis that everything is mechanical, which is ideal for a ? sh- TMPS is also ideal for Alaska Boat Company because of ing vessel and its crew,” stated Justin Roeser, Operations its West Coast, Seattle, WA location. TMPS also has a fa-Manager for Seattle-based Transmarine Propulsion Sys- cility in Tampa, Florida and both provide sales, ? eld service tems, Inc. (TMPS), ABC Diesel’s North American repre- and spare parts inventories to meet the urgent demands of sentative. “Everything is controlled by a mechanical com- customers. This alleviates the headaches and delays that ponent, which in the very near future this will no longer many customers encounter with foreign engine manufac-exist; wrenches will be swapped with laptops.” turing. Roeser adds, “We’re supplying foreign engines with better after sales than our domestic competition. Since we Engine Reliability a Must have to service various makes of engines every day, we have for Bering Sea Operations strategic partnerships with freight forwarders, warehousing The Great Paci? c is one of six boats in a ? eet that is on a global level and are used to turning on a dime and managed by the Alaska Boat Company. The Great Paci? c solving problems now for our customers worldwide.” predominately ? shes for Pollock in the Bering Sea and de- In this case, the installation was completed at the begin-livers her catch to Dutch Harbor. Fishing seasons are split ning of February at the owner’s own yard and the entire into A and B seasons. Fishing trips average from 2 to 4 alongside procedure took just two days, start to ? nish. To-days. When ? shing is good, especially in ‘A’ season when day, the vessel is already back in service, having left for the roe is ripe, it is imperative to turn the vessel around Alaska on February 8th.quickly to take advantage of these conditions. And, be- North American orders for the DZC engine are increas-cause the Great Paci? c sails with a crew of just 5, simplic- ing with a power plant order of four 6-cylinder DZC en-ity of operation and a high degree of reliability from the gines and an additional two commercial vessels ordering a engineroom is imperitive. (6) six cylinder and an (8) eight cylinder DZC engine for The Great Paci? c is an all welded steel hull with a raked their re-power, plus a new build with two (2) 12 cylinders bow with moderate ? are. The hull is single chined with dead on order which just completed testing at the factory. Due rise from the keel outboard. The bottom plating sweeps up to a high degree of customization, the DZC engine line is to a sloped transom and bulwarks. An eight foot wide stern fast becoming an attractive option for repowering projects. 41 www.marinelink.com MN MN MAR14 Layout 32-49.indd 41 MN MAR14 Layout 32-49.indd 41 2/21/2014 3:27:51 PM2/21/2014 3:27:51 PM