PRODUCTS
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| Product News Archives - 2005 |
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Perkins Sabre chosen
for third
Gibraltar pilot boat |
| Twin Perkins Sabre engines are being used
to power a new VT Halmatic 35, the third pilot boat to be supplied to the Gibraltar
Harbour Board with Perkins Sabre engines. The M215C diesel engines are fitted
with Twin Disc MG5050A gearbox, powering the 10.6-metre, GRP vessel to a top
speed of 21-knots. |
| The M215C six-cylinder, six-litre engine, which is turbocharged
and intercooled, develops its maximum power at a low-revving 2,500rpm and is
one of the most compact engines in its class. John Birch of VT Halmatic, the
UK's leading commercial and military boat builder, said: "We were looking for
an engine that matched the boat's seagoing characteristics. The M215C is reliable,
durable and responsive; it is ideal. The fact that it is great value for money,
has extended service intervals, and a 400-hour oil change are just added bonuses." |
The pilot boat has a semi-displacement hull - chosen for
its excellent handling - a 3.6-metre beam, 1.1-metre draft and 9.5 tonne displacement.
John commented: "The Perkins Sabre M215C is the perfect choice and has never
let us down, so we have great loyalty to it."
Full details on all of the current Perkins Sabre engines, including contact
details for the distributor network, are available on www.perkins-Sabre.com.
Sabre Engines manages the Perkins marine business worldwide and parts and service
support are available only through the existing Perkins global distribution
network that today numbers 4,000 dealers in 160 countries. |
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