DIVING AND MARINE SALVAGE SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT

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4.22.1. SPORT AND COMMERCIAL DIVING EQUIPMENT; LARGE SHOW ROOM AND STOCK ON HAND; OVER 40 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN SUPPLYING AND ADAPTING TO THE SPORT AND COMMERCIAL MARKET OF LOUISIANA'S OFFSHORE; ABLE TO MAKE VOLUME DISCOUNTS; SALES TAX EXEMPT SALES TO FOREIGN BUYERS EVEN ON SMALL QUANTITY PURCHASES; LATEST INNOVATIONS ON HAND ALONG WITH LONG ESTABLISHED DIVING SYSTEMS; LOCATED IN THE NEW ORLEANS METROPOLITAN AREA; RT-VW

4.22.2. COMMERCIAL DIVING, CONSTRUCTION AND SALVAGE; INSHORE AND OFFSHORE; INSURED, EQUIPPED AND EXPERIENCED; WITH GOOD COMMON SENSE (OFTEN IN SHORT SUPPLY THESE DAYS); LOCATED ON GULF COAST, MISSISSIPPI., LOUISIANA., FLORIDA; BW-VW

4.22.3. REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES (ROV'S); DEEP DIVING COMMERCIAL OILFIELD CONSULTING AND SERVICE; COMMERCIAL DIVING WITH OVER 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE; WORLDWIDE EXPERIENCE; TEXAS, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST, THE NORTH SEA, THE CARIBBEAN AND WORLDWIDE; BM-HM-VW

4.22.8. MOTION PICTURE DIVING, TRAINING AND SUPPORT; UNION; EXPERIENCED ON MAJOR MOVIES; CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, HAWAII, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, ; JKWD-FH-VW

4.22.10. HIGH PRESSURE AIR STORAGE TANK; 15,000 CUBIC FEET AT 3,600 PSI (245 ATMOSPHERES), (14.7 CUBIC FEET INTERNAL VOLUME) ; STAINLESS STEEL LINED, STAINLESS STEEL END FITTINGS, HAS SMALL HIGH PRESSURE FITTING MADE INTO BOTTOM STAINLESS STEEL FITTINGS; WAS USED BY SPACE PROGRAM CONTRACTOR; CAN STAND VERTICAL OR LAY HORIZONTAL; $10,500.; PHOTO(112K); LOUISIANA; SC-AI-VW

4.22.11. GOLD DREDGE; KEENE BRAND 5 INCH; PORTABLE AND OPERABLE BY ONE PERSON; 4 MIRROLITE RECTANGULAR POLY-PROPELENE FLOATS WITH MOLDED IN QUICK MOUNTING POINTS; NEW 8 HP BRIGGS AND STRATTEN GASOLINE ENGINE, HAS 10 HOURS; DOUBLE SLUCE WITH GRIZZLIES FOR GREATER GOLD TRAPPING EFFICIENCY;

REINFORCED JET TUBE WITH HOSE; NEW 5 INCH SUCTION HOSE 20 FEET LONG; HOT WATER HEATING SYSTEM AROUND EXHAUST TO HEAT WATER TO DIVER; HOT WATER RESERVOIR MIXING TANK; AIR COMPRESSOR , AIR HOSES, REGULATORS AND MOUTH PIECES FOR TWO* UNDERWATER DIVER; THIS IS A PROVEN DREDGE WITH A NEW MOTOR AND IMPROVEMENTS OF DIVING AND DIVING HOT WATER HEATING SYSTEM THAT ARE NOT AVAILABLE "OFF THE SHELF"; $4,200. ; PHOTO(85K); PHOTOA(49K); LOUISIANA; EH-RS-VW NO LONGER AVAILABLE; LEFT FOR REFERENCE;

4.22.12. GOLD DREDGING INFORMATION AND CONSULTING BY A NETWORK OF PERSONS WITH DECADES OF EXPERIENCE. PROVEN FIND SITE LOCATIONS AVAILABLE ALSO. "GOLD IS WHERE YOU FIND IT". CONVERSELY "GOLD IS NOT WHERE YOU DO NOT FIND IT". HOPING TO FIND GOLD WHERE IT HAS NEVER BEEN FOUND, WITH THE AMOUNT OF PROSPECTING THAT HAS BEEN DONE IN MOST OF THE WORLD, IS LIKE PICKING A SPOT ALONG THE SEA SHORE AND LOOKING FOR A SUNKEN TREASURE SHIP.

DREDGABLE DEPOSITS GENERALLY REPLENISH THEMSELVES AS HIGHER ELEVATION LODE BEARING ROCK FORMATIONS WEATHER AND MORE GOLD MOVES BY EROSION TO THE LOW POINTS WHERE YOU FIND IT EVERY YEAR; IF YOU DO NOT FIND GOLD IN AN AREA IT IS NOT LIKELY YOU EVERY WILL. LOCATIONS OF WHERE IT HAS BEEN RECOVERED IN THE PAST AND WHERE IT HAS NOT BEEN FOUND IN THE RECENT PAST ARE WORTH YEARS OF EFFORT. WORK SMARTER NOT HARDER TO GET AHEAD.

A PLAN OF WORKING PROVEN AREAS AND PROSPECTING LIKELY NEW SITES IS THE MOST EFFICIENT; A FACT THAT IT TAKES MOST OF US YEARS TO LEARN AND PRACTICE; IF YOU ARE JUST STARTING IT IS WISE TO PUT TO USE INFORMATION AND LIFE EXPERIENCE OF OTHERS. WHAT TOOLS TO BRING AND WHAT TO LEAVE IS ALSO A GREAT ADVANTAGE THAT CAN BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SUCCESS AND FAILURE. CONTACT US FOR SPECIFIC PRICING AND DETAILS; FEE ONLY OR SMALLER FEE PLUS PERCENTAGE. ; EH-RS-VW

THE CONCEPT: A "FLOATING DIVE RESORT" CONSTRUCTED ATOP A "TOTALLY SELF-CONTAINED" OCEAN GOING BARGE POSITIONED ON LIGHTHOUSE REEF OFF THE COAST OF BELIZE. A FACILITY THAT WILL GENERATE ITS OWN ELECTRICITY, PRODUCE POTABLE WATER, AND HOUSE A "STATE OF THE ART" SEWERAGE TREATMENT PLANT.

THE FACILITY WILL HAVE ALL OF THE AMENITIES OF A LAND-BASED HOTEL AND LIVE-ABOARD DIVE VESSELS PRESENTLY OPERATING IN BELIZE. PHOTO(94K); A DIVE AND FISHING RESORT WITH 30 RENTABLE SUITES, A GOURMET RESTAURANT, LARGE RECREATION AREAS, A STORAGE AREA FOR DIVERS' EQUIPMENT, A HYPERBARIC CHAMBER, EIGHT MODERN DIVE/FISHING BOATS, VARIOUS WATER TOYS FOR OUR GUESTS TO USE, DEEP SEA AND FLAT'S FISHING, AND UN-LIMITED DIVING AND SNORKELING.

A DIVER RESORT WHERE DIVERS AND THEIR NON-DIVING COMPANIONS CAN ENJOY THEIR VACATION TOGETHER, AND FISHERMEN CAN EXPERIENCE THE BEST LITE TACKLE AND DEEP SEA FISHING IN THE CARIBBEAN.

A FACILITY THAT CAN BE MOVED TO OTHER LOCATIONS SHOULD THE OCCASION ARISE, LIKE, HURRICANES, GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION, OR ECONOMIC CONDITIONS.

A DIVER RESORT POSITIONED WITHIN MINUTES OF THE BEST DIVING SITES IN BELIZE, WITH MILES OF WALL DIVING, THE WORLD FAMOUS "BLUE HOLE", AND HUNDRED OF SHALLOW REEFS. PHOTO(54K);

A DIVER RESORT THAT WILL PLACE "SMALL" GROUPS OF DIVERS, EIGHT TO TEN, ON EACH DIVING SITE.

A DIVER RESORT THAT IS PRICED TO BE VERY COMPETITIVE WITH LIVE-ABOARD DIVE VESSELS OPERATING IN THE AREA, AND TO PROVIDE AMENITIES THE LIVE-ABOARDS CANNOT POSSIBLE OFFER TO THEIR PASSENGERS.

A DIVE RESORT MANNED WITH PROFESSIONAL DIVE INSTRUCTORS, SOME OF WHOM WILL BE TRAINED IN EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY AND HYBERBARIC TREATMENT.

A FISHING RESORT THAT VERY FEW FISHERMEN HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED DUE TO ITS "REMOTE" OFFSHORE LOCATION.

THE FLOATING DIVE RESORT CONCEPT WAS DEVELOPED AFTER RESEARCHING DIVE TRAVEL PATTERNS MOST "UP-SCALE" SCUBA DIVERS TEND TO ADHERE TO ON SELECTING WHERE THEY WISH TO TAKE THEIR FAMILY VACATIONS.

THESE CONCLUSIONS WERE DETERMINED AFTER MANY LENGTHY DISCUSSIONS WITH SCUBA DIVERS, DIVING PROFESSIONALS, DIVER MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS, AND DIVE TRAVEL EXPERTS WHO HAVE BEEN IN THE INDUSTRY MOST OF THEIR ADULT LIVES.

THE VAST MAJORITY OF "UP-SCALE DIVE TRAVELERS" WISH TO GO TO EXOTIC LOCATIONS THAT OFFER EXCELLENT DIVING, "AWAY FROM THE CROWDS", AND WITH ALL OF THE AMENITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR DIVE TRAVEL DESIRES. THEY DO NOT WISH TO DIVE ON THE SAME LOCATIONS EVERY TIME THEY TRAVEL FOR DIVING VACATIONS, HOWEVER, THEY WILL REPEAT A VISIT IF THERE ARE MULTIPLE DIVE SITES AVAILABLE, THEIR DIVE VACATION "MET OR EXCEEDED" THEIR EXPECTATIONS AND THEIR ACCOMMODATIONS WERE COMFORTABLE AND "HASSLE FREE".

THEY ALSO WISH TO TAKE THEIR SPOUSE AND OLDER CHILDREN WITH THEM IF THE ACCOMMODATIONS ARE ACCEPTABLE, HAVE VARIOUS NON-DIVING ACTIVITIES AND IF THE PRICE IS ACCEPTABLE.

OF THE MILLIONS OF "CERTIFIED" DIVERS IN THE U.S. APPROXIMATELY 25% TRAVEL TO FOREIGN DESTINATIONS FOR THEIR DIVING VACATIONS. MANY OF THESE DIVERS BOOK THEIR DIVE VACATION ON "LIVE-ABOARD" DIVE VESSELS IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS AROUND THE WORLD BECAUSE OF THE "UNIQUE", UN-CROWDED DIVE SITES AVAILABLE IN THE AREA. THE CARIBBEAN LIVE-A-BOARD'S ARE PRESENTLY ENJOYING A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF OCCUPANCY, OVER 90% YEAR ROUND, AND DIVERS BOOK FAR INTO THE FUTURE TO ASSURE A SPACE.

THESE VESSELS HAVE BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR MORE THAN FIFTEEN YEARS. THEY ARE GENERALLY SMALL, (USUALLY 75-110 FEET IN LENGTH), CONVERTED OFFSHORE "CREW-BOATS" OR SMALL YACHTS, THAT CAN CARRY 8-30 PASSENGERS. MOST OF THESE VESSELS HAVE VERY SMALL CABINS AND IN MOST CASES PASSENGERS MUST SHARE BATH FACILITIES, OR THE BATH FACILITY IS TINY. THEIR NON-DIVING TIME IS SPENT ON THE "OPEN DECK" WITH VERY LITTLE TO DO BUT TALK WITH FELLOW DIVERS BECAUSE THEIR CABINS WILL NOT HOLD MORE THAN TWO PEOPLE AT A TIME.

SHOULD A DIVER BECOME SERIOUSLY ILL, OR INJURED, ALL ABOARD MUST "CUT-SHORT" THEIR VACATION TO GET THE INDIVIDUAL BACK TO THE MAINLAND TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.

ALTHOUGH THEIR ITINERARIES VARY SOMEWHAT THEY USUALLY DIVE ON THE SAME LOCATIONS WEEK AFTER WEEK. CONSEQUENTLY, ONCE YOU'VE GONE ON ONE LIVE-A-BOARD VESSEL YOU DON'T WISH TO RETURN FOR A SECOND TRIP UNLESS THERE ARE MULTIPLE DIVES SITES TO EXPLORE.

UP-SCALE DIVERS GENERALLY DO NOT TAKE THEIR NON-DIVING SPOUSES ON THESE "LIVE-ABOARD" VACATIONS BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING ELSE TO DO BUT DIVE, DIVE, DIVE, FOR THE WHOLE WEEK.

THIS SITUATION CAUSES STRAINED RELATIONSHIPS FOR MARRIED INDIVIDUALS WHO LEAVE THEIR NON-DIVING COMPANIONS AND FAMILY AT HOME. THEY ARE ALWAYS IN A "CATCH-22" SITUATION! HENCE, THE FLOATING RESORT HOTEL CONCEPT WILL BE VERY ACCEPTABLE TO THIS MARKET.

IT CAN BE CONSIDERED AS HAVING A "NICHE MARKET" FOR DIVERS WITH NON-DIVING FAMILY MEMBERS.

AN "OFFSHORE" RESORT WITH ALL OF THE AMENITIES OF A LAND BASED HOTEL AND A LIVE-ABOARD DIVE VESSEL, WITH HUNDREDS OF DIFFERENT DIVE SITES WITHIN MINUTES OF THE "FLOATING RESORT".

A FACILITY WITH EIGHT DIVE BOATS THAT WILL CARRY SMALL GROUPS TO VARIOUS DIVE SITES OF THEIR CHOOSING.

A STATIONARY RESORT WITH KING SIZE "SUITES" INSTEAD OF SMALL CABINS, GOURMET DINING, SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, MEDICAL FACILITIES, DEEP SEA & FLAT'S FISHING, SNORKELING, WATER TOYS, AND A WELL TRAINED STAFF OF PROFESSIONAL DIVING INSTRUCTIONS.

A SNORKELING PARADISE...FOR THOSE WHO DON'T DIVE. WITHIN MINUTES OF THE RESORT THERE ARE VAST AREAS OF SHALLOW REEFS THAT ARE IDEAL FOR SNORKELING.

LEARN TO DIVE...FOR THOSE GUESTS WHO WISH TO LEARN, THERE WILL BE CERTIFICATION COURSES CONDUCTED BY OUR EXPERT INSTRUCTORS. WITHIN THREE DAYS A STUDENT CAN BE CERTIFIED IN OPEN WATER DIVING. WITHIN A WEEK A DIVER CAN BE CERTIFIED IN ADVANCED OPEN WATER DIVING.

A FISHERMAN'S PARADISE...FLY FISHING FOR BONEFISH, PERMIT AND TARPON IN THE SHALLOW FLATS ON THE SOUTH END OF LIGHTHOUSE REEF, DEEP SEA FISHING FOR "FIGHTING FISH" SUCH AS MARLIN, SAILFISH, AND WAHOO WITHIN A HALF MILE OF THE RESORT. IT WILL BE STRICTLY A "CATCH AND RELEASE" PROGRAM.

COMPLETE DETAILS AND PROJECTIONS USING VARIED VALUES AVAILABLE FROM PRINCIPALS. AC-JF-VW; (ALSO 2.15.43)
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4.22.14. COMMERCIAL DIVING HOSE, 318 FEET LONG, GATES BRAND 33HB, 3/8 INCH INSIDE DIAMETER (9.5MM), L 07100 X 4580, MADE IN U.S.A. (THIS IS 3,000 PSI (204 BAR) WORKING PRESSURE HYDRAULIC HOSE); SYNFLEX PNEUMO FATHOMETER HOSE, #3630-04, 0.25 INCH INSIDE DIAMETER, WORKING PRESSURE 250 PSI, (17 BAR); COMMUNICATION WIRE, 4 CONDUCTOR MILITARY TYPE WITH STAINLESS STEEL ARMOR AND HIGH QUALITY 3 LAYER PLASTIC COATING; 100 FOOT STRAIN MEMBER ROPE WITH ROUND STEEL RING HOOK UP POINT AT DIVERS END; HAS REUSABLE O2 (OXYGEN) TYPE FITTINGS; NEW IN 1992; DIMENSIONS LOOSELY STOWED (FOR SHIPPING INFORMATION), 48 INCH DIAMETER, BY 12 INCH HIGH ROLL WITH 24 INCH OPEN AREA IN THE MIDDLE; WEIGHT 112 LBS; $550.; PHOTO(43K); LOUISIANA; IS-AS-VW NO LONGER AVAILABLE; LEFT FOR REFERENCE;

4.22.17. HIGH PRESSURE FILAMENT WOUND SPHERES; METAL INNER MATERIAL IS PROBABLY TITANIUM; ONE CUBIC FOOT INSIDE VOLUME; 3,000 PSI WORKING PRESSURE; 5,000 PSI TEST PRESSURE; WORKING TEMPERATURE -65 TO +200 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT; MADE BY APEX REINFORCED PLASTICS, CLEVELAND, OHIO; ORDER NUMBER NOB-301944: MANUFACTURES PART NUMBER 10438020 SERIAL NUMBER 2413, AND 5 OTHERS NOT READABLE; HAVE METAL THREADS ON TOP AND BOTTOM (METAL SEEMS TO BE HIGH STRENGTH ALUMINUM OR TITANIUM), 1.5 INCH FLAT THREADS (1.5 INCH NPT WILL START ON THIS THREAD) SOME THREADS ARE MALE AND SOME ARE FEMALE; CAN BE LINKED TOGETHER OR SEPARATELY VALVED AND LINKED; 17 INCHES OUTSIDE DIAMETER; 15* INCHES INSIDE DIAMETER; APPROXIMATELY 1 CUBIC FOOT VOLUME; 204 CUBIC FEET AT 3,000 PSI; WEIGH 36 LBS EACH; WERE MADE FOR THE U.S. SPACE PROGRAM ABOUT 1970; HAVE BEEN STORED INSIDE; HAVE 5; $150. EACH OR $115. EACH 2 OR MORE; PHOTO(30K); PHOTOA(40K); LOUISIANA; VW-IINEAA (ALSO 1.9.75.)

4.22.23. DEMAND DESCO DIVING MASK WITH HOOD ADDED; USED FOR COMMERCIAL DIVING TO THE EARLY 1970'S; HAS SPEAKER AND WIRING LUGS, WITH THE ONE SPEAKER YOU CAN SPEAK AND HEAR REASONABLY WELL; A SMALL INTERCOM WILL WORK AS A DIVING RADIO; PLAY IN THE POOL OR DO ACTUAL SPORT OR WORK DIVING; HAS CONNECTIONS FOR BAILOUT AIR CONNECTION, THOUGH NON RETURN VALVE SHOULD BE ADDED; USEABLE FOR DIVING; RUBBER ON ADJUSTABLE STRAPS IS DETERIORATED BUT STRAPS ARE BACKED BY CLOTH WEBBING IN USEABLE CONDITION SO THEY ARE STILL FUNCTIONAL; THERE IS A CRACK IN THE LEXAN LENS BUT IT DOES NOT AFFECT THE USABILITY; SHIPPING WEIGHT 8 LBS; $305.; PHOTO(40K); LOUISIANA; VW-NNNVVL

4.22.25. BROCO UNDERWATER ARC TORCH; IN GOOD MECHANICAL CONDITION; ROSEBUD (CUTTING ROD HOLDER) NOT INCLUDED (OTHER BRAND ROSEBUDS WILL FIT IT); $55.; PHOTO A(40K); PHOTO B(40K); LOUISIANA; RS-VW-NLNRLE NO LONGER AVAILABLE; LEFT FOR REFERENCE;

4.22.26. SCUBAPRO BRAND SCUBA DIVING GEAR; BUOYANCY COMPENSATOR VEST/BACK PACK; REGULATOR WITH HP GAGE AND DEPTH GAGE; HAS EXTRA LP HOSE FOR VEST AIR OR BUDDY SECOND STAGE; 2 SETS OF FINS; 1 SNORKEL; GOOD CANVAS KIT BAG INCLUDED; $150.; PHOTO C(40K); LOUISIANA; GR-VW-NLNRLE NO LONGER AVAILABLE; LEFT FOR REFERENCE;

4.22.27. MARINE CONSTRUCTION SPECIALIZING IN BOARDWALKS; BOAT RAMPS; BOX CULVERTS; BRIDGE REPAIR; AERIAL CROSSINGS; ARTIFICIAL REEFS; BULKHEADS; DERELICT VESSEL REMOVAL, EROSION CONTROL, FENDER SYSTEM REMOVAL OR REPLACEMENT; FLOATING DOCKS; JETTY/GROIN CONSTRUCTION; MARINA CONSTRUCTION; MOORING PILES; NEW BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION; PIERS (WOOD AND CONCRETE); PILE JACKETS; PILE INSTALLATION; RIP RAP REVETMENT; SEAWALLS; SHEET PILING (CONCRETE, STEEL, VINYL); SLOPE PROTECTION; SUB AQUEOUS CABLE AND/OR PIPE CROSSINGS; UNDERWATER CONSTRUCTION; WATER CONTROL STRUCTURES; WEIRS; COMMERCIAL DIVING; BARGE AND CRANE SERVICE; $*; SOUTHWEST FLORIDA; KB-VW-NONENT

4.22.28. MARINE CONSTRUCTION AND SALVAGE; "A" FRAME CONSTRUCTION SPUD BARGE; 100 TON LIFTING CAPACITY BALLASTED DOWN; 60 TON CAPACITY EMPTY; PHOTO A(40K); LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI; JC-VW-NONEON

4.22.29. DIVING CLASSES; SCUBA ORIENTATION TO CERTIFIED LEVELS; INDIVIDUAL WITH UP TO 2 OBSERVERS, SPECIAL, AND PRIVATE TRAINING; INDIVIDUAL EVALUATION WITH SPECIFIC TRAINING TO EACH INDIVIDUAL IN WISE DIVE LIMITS AND CONDITIONING TO BE SAFE; PADI CERTIFIED SCUBA AND COMMERCIAL HOSE DIVING BROADLY EXPERIENCED INSTRUCTOR TEAM; FAST TRAINING AND OBJECTIVE EVALUATION OF ABILITY AND MOTIVATION TO LEARN SAFE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONAL LIFE EXPERIENCE, SPORT, COMMERCIAL DIVING, SPECIAL PURPOSE DIVING; FLEXIBILITY OF YOUR TIME AND UP SCALE MEANS HELPFUL; $250.00 PER HOUR PER PERSON PLUS TRAVEL EXPENSES IF NOT IN THE NEW ORLEANS METROPOLITAN AREA, 3 HOUR MINIMUM TO START FOR EVALUATION AND DESIGN OF ORIENTATION AND TRAINING NEEDED; CONTACT FOR MORE DETAILS RATE PLUS EXPENSES FOR LONGER TRAINING PERIODS AND HIGHER LEVEL EXPERIENCES BUT ACCORDING TO INDIVIDUAL REQUIREMENTS AND INDIVIDUAL SAFE LIMITS; SAFE HIGH QUALITY SUPERVISED LIFE EXPERIENCE IS REAL LIVING IF YOU CAN AFFORD IT; LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, TEXAS, FLORIDA AND WORLD WIDE; MC-DT-VW-NRNRLM

4.22.30. FORMER FLEET DIVING SUPPORT SHIP INCLUDES SUBMERSIBLE WITH DIVER LOCKOUT (SDL); USED FOR SEABED SURVEILLANCE, SEARCH, LOCATION AND RECOVERY; INCLUDED WITH VESSEL IS $2 MILLION (BOOK VALUE) OF SPARES.

YEAR OF BUILD: 1977/85; LENGTH: 245 ft. (74.4m); BEAM: 39 ft. (11.9m); DRAFT: 16.5 ft (5m); DISPLACEMENT: (DWT): 2350 TONS; DESIGNER: MILITARY; MAIN ENGINE(S): DIESEL ELECTRIC (MARELLI-DEUTZ)
SPEED: 14 KNOTS SERVICE SPEED/13,000 NM RANGE; DECK GEAR: MINI-SUB, HYPRBARIC CHAMBER, DOVER LOCKOUT CHAMBER; STATUS: ACTIVE;

OTHER EQUIPMENT:

Internav LC 204 Loran C; Magnavox Satelite Omega Navigator; Simard Echo Sounder; Racial Marine Radar; Decca Radar; 2 Sealand 66 VHF Radios; Harris RF-270-07 1KW Transceiver; GR 2672 Direction Finder; Launch and Recovery CLOSED Circit Television System; Recompression Chamber

Crew Compliment: 12 Officers + 70 crew (including 20 divers)

3x Detroit 12V149 installed new December 1985, powering diesel-electric
propulsion 3 x 650 KW/450V 3 phase 60hz generators. These power 2 x DC
propulsion motors, on a single shaft, with variable pitch screw.

250 KW KATO emergency generator powered by a Dorman diesel.
Major refit 1985, new engines, new superstructure.

Submersible: SDL-1, max depth 2000 feet, 5 persons, diver lock-out.

Sub Data:
The role of the SDL-1 is to perform missions, with or without the deployment of divers, such as underwater rescue, underwater salvage, oceanographic support, underwater research, and inspection of the seabed. The submersible is propelled by five independently controlled thrusters, mounted in fixed positions; two vertical, two horizontal, and one lateral. Each is pressure compensated, and is driven by a 5 hp 120 v DC brushless motor. The control system includes a microprocessor and allows various pilot modes, from manual to fully automatic. Power is provided by lead-acid batteries which are carried in externally mounted pressure compensated battery boxes. High pressure watertight penetrators are provided for the cabling from these power sources, and for the externally mounted equipment. All circuits are protected with magnetic breakers, and system is ungrounded, with no power leads attached to the hull. Max operating depth: 2,000 feet Max lockout depth: 1000 feet; ABS rated lockout depth: 160 feet; 5 persons, 2000 pounds payload capacity; Minimum endurance 8 hours @ 1 knot;
Max speed 1.5 knots; Total weight 29,065 pounds; Dimensions 26' x 12' x 10';

Ancillary Equipment: Hydraulic power pack; 7-function manipulator arm; 4 function manipulator arm; Torpedo claw (21" or 11' claws); 2x U/W video cameras and monitors; Electronic gyrocompass; Color scanning sonar; Echo sounder; Underwater telephone; Locator pinger; Xenon flasher beacon; VHF radio; 4x 1000 watt external lights; Intercom between spheres; $1,750,000.; PHOTO A(60K); PHOTO B(60K); PHOTO C(60K); PHOTO D(60K); PHOTO E(60K); PHOTO F(60K); PHOTO G(60K); PHOTO H(60K); CANADA; HB-VW-NINROL

4.22.31. COMMERCIAL PROFESSIONAL SURFACE SUPPLIED DIVING GEAR; KIRBY MORGAN SUPERLITE 17B HELMET, 1983*, NO LONGER AVAILABLE; LEFT FOR REFERENCE; BLUE FIBERGLASS BUT LOOKS BLACK BECAUSE IT HAS THIN BLACK NEOPRENE GLUED ON FOR PROTECTION FROM SCRATCHING IN SALVAGE WORK; INCLUDES FIBERGLASS CASE (CASE NO LONGER AVAILABLE) AND SPARE AND MAINTENANCE PARTS; $3,250. NEW REPLACEMENT COST OVER $7,000.; PHOTO A(90K); DESCO (AIR POT) DIVING HELMET, NO LONGER AVAILABLE; LEFT FOR REFERENCE; $750., 1976 PHOTO B(90K); PHOTO BA(90K); PHOTO BB(90K); KIM HARD HAT HELMET, NO LONGER AVAILABLE; LEFT FOR REFERENCE; KOREAN SIMILAR TO YOKAHAMA AND U.S. NAVY MARK V (5), NEVER USED ABOUT 1978*, $1,000. PHOTO C(90K); PHOTO CA(90K); PHOTO CB(90K); ; HAVE 2 UNISUIT DRY SUITS $300. RED SUIT PHOTO D(90K); , OTHER DRY SUIT $200. BLACK SUIT PHOTO DA(90K); WET SUIT $100. RED SUIT TO LEFT CHAFFING GEAR WAS USED OVER THESE DRY AND WETSUITS SO THEY ARE BETTER THAN AVERAGE GOOD CONDITION; HAVE A COUPLE OTHER WET SUITS $100. EACH PHOTO DB(90K); SUIT SIZES FOR ABOUT 5 FOOT 9 TO 6 FOOT 2, 165 TO 220 LBS; 2- 300 FOOT DIVING HOSES, GATES*19HB HYDRAULIC HOSE 3300* PSI WORKING PRESSURE TYPE, PNEUMO HOSE, COMMUNICATIONS WIRE AND STRAIN MEMBER $700. EACH PHOTO E(90K); PHOTO EB(90K); PHOTO EC(90K); PHOTO ED(90K); PHOTO EF(90K); PHOTO EG(90K); 1- 200* FOOT HOSE SAME AS ABOVE $400.; 2- DOUBLE "FOOTBALL" VOLUME TANKS WITH MSA (MINE SAFETY APPLIANCE) BREATHING AIR FILTERS (3 ELEMENTS), AND EXTRA FILTERS, LIGHT AND STRONG STAINLESS STEEL; $200. EACH PHOTO F(90K); 1 LARGE STEEL VOLUME TANK WITH LARGE BREATHING AIR FILTER AND 4 WHIPS 25 AND 50 FOOT, #12 JIC FITTINGS, $300. PHOTO FA(90K); PHOTO FB(90K); PHOTO FC(90K); PHOTO FD(90K); PHOTO FE(90K); DIESEL DIVING COMPRESSOR, QUINCY 216 COMPRESSOR, FERRIMANN* DIESEL ENGINE, RED HILL ALUMINUM FRAME WITH WHEELS AND ALUMINUM FUEL TANK, RECENT CHECK NEEDS NEW INJECTOR; (WAS LOANED TO "A FRIEND" RUNNING GOOD AND WOULD NOT START WHEN RETURNED, FOUND INJECTOR WAS LOOSE, SUSPECT "NO LONGER FRIEND" PUT MY GOOD INJECTOR IN HIS ENGINE AND REPLACED WITH HIS BAD INJECTOR; $1,500. AS IS PHOTO G(90K); WITH INJECTOR CHANGED CHECKED OUT AND RUNNING $2,500.; GASOLINE DIVING COMPRESSOR, QUINCY 210 COMPRESSOR, BRIGGS & STRATTON 8 HP GASOLINE ENGINE, (CARBURETOR AND POINTS NEED SERVICE, THOUGHT TO BE EASY MAINTENANCE:), RED HILL ALUMINUM FRAME WITH WHEELS $800. PHOTO H(90K); PHOTO HA(90K); 2 SETS OF BURNING GEAR WITH 3-0 COPPER CABLE, 180 FOOT SET AND SHORTER SET, ABOUT 250 FOOT OF 3-0 GROUND CABLE; KNIFE SWITCHES, O2 REGULATOR; EXTRA TORCHES, TORCH PARTS, SOME BURNING RODS $1,500. FOR BOTH AND PARTS PHOTO I(90K); PHOTO IA(90K); 5*+ GEAR BOXES, WATER TIGHT AND RUGGED $500. PHOTO IC(90K); PHOTO IAC(90K); 2 DIVER DIVING RADIOS $100. EACH OR $150 FOR BOTH, PHOTO J(90K); PHOTO JD(90K); 2 PNEUMO FATHOMETERS ALUMINUM CASE AND VALVES PHOTO JB(90K); $200. EACH OR $300. FOR BOTH PHOTO JA(90K); 5 + WEIGHT BELTS $40. EACH PHOTO K(90K); PHOTO KA(90K); BAIL OUT BOTTLES* AND REGULATORS*; BACKPACKS AND HARNESSES; KNIVES, TOOLS; MANY SPARE PARTS; MANY MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS TO BE INVENTORIED AND PHOTOGRAPHED $2,000. PHOTO NA(90K); PHOTO NB(90K); "PULSE 8" UNDER WATER METAL DETECTOR; NEW COST ABOUT $1,000., USED ONLY A COUPLE TIMES, $450. PHOTO MA(90K); PHOTO MB(90K); PHOTO MC(90K); PHOTO MD(90K); OLD BELL HULL AND STAND, EARLY DESIGN, WITHOUT WINDOWS, VALVES OR PIPING, FOR DECORATION INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OR COULD BE REWORKED FOR OPEN BOTTOM DECOMPRESSION STAGE OR OTHER USE; WEIGHT ABOUT 4,000 LBS; $750. PHOTO L(90K); PHOTO LA(90K); PHOTO LB(90K); THE GEAR HAS NOT BEEN USED IN MANY YEARS BUT WITH CHECK OUT BY AN EXPERIENCED DIVER MOST IS IN GOOD OR MINOR SERVICE REPAIR CONDITION; $13,500.* FOR ALL AND OWNER WILL CLEAN UP AND CHECK OUT MORE; LOUISIANA; RH-RW-VW-LNNENO UPDATED 20101011; 3 HELMETS SOLD; PRICE OF ALL REMAINING REDUCED TO $8,500.; UPDATED 20110622 ADDED PHOTO AND DETAILS; HAVE 2-300 FOOT DIVING HOSES AND 1- 100 FOOT; HAVE EXTRA BURNING RIG AND 200 FEET PLUS OR GROUND CABLE; HAVE 1 BIG VOLUME TANK WITH FILTER AND MANIFOLD AND 4 WHIPS; HAVE WHEELED STAND FOR DIESEL COMPRESSOR TO MORE EASILY ROLL ON AND OFF PICK UP TRUCK PHOTO NC(90K); ; ABOUT 60-100 LBS PLUS OF PHOSPHATE BURNING RODS, DO NOT NEED WELDING MACHINE CURRENT AFTER BEING STARTED JUST O2 AND BURN HOTTER THAN ELECTRIC ARC, CAN BURN CONCRETE AND OTHER NON METAL MATERIALS (SOME MIGHT NEED VARNISH OTHERWISE GOOD AS IS);

4.22.32. SWINDELL DIVING HELMET GAS SCRUBBER BACK PACK; STAINLESS STEEL TANK FOR CO2 SCRUBBING WITH GRANULAR CHEMICAL LIKE SODASORB, COMPLETE WITH VENTURE ASSEMBLY, FITTINGS, SUPPLY HOSES, CONTROL VALVE, SILICONE HOSES THAT CONNECT TO THE HELMET, EMERGENCY GAS SUPPLY TANK MOUNT FIXTURES ON BACK (DOES NOT INCLUDED THE EMERGENCY GAS BOTTLES "BAILOUT BOTTLES") AND NYLON WEB HARNESS; ABOUT 85% CONDITION, SERVICEABLE FOR DIVING; WERE STATE OF THE ART IN THE 1970'S AND USED INTO THE 1980'S; TANK O.D. 9 INCHES WIDE BY 3 INCHES DEEP BY 14 INCHES HIGH, 0.2187 FT3 VOLUME; SHIPPING DIMENSIONS: 18 INCHES LONG BY 12 INCHES WIDE BY 6 INCHES DEEP; WEIGHT 27 LBS; HAVE 2, 1ST HAS MACHINED VALVE ASSEMBLY, 2ND HAS PLUMBED VALVE ASSEMBLY; $450. EACH; $800. FOR BOTH; 1ST PHOTO A(130K); PHOTO B(130K); PHOTO C(130K); PHOTO D(130K); PHOTO E(130K); PHOTO NA200K); 2ND PHOTO I(130K); PHOTO J(190K); PHOTO K(130K); PHOTO L(130K); PHOTO M(130K); PHOTO NA(200K); LOUISIANA; RS-VW-LNLNOI NO LONGER AVAILABLE; LEFT FOR REFERENCE;

4.22.33. ADVANCED UNDERWATER ARC TORCH; IN GOOD MECHANICAL CONDITION; USES SCREW STUD WITH WHITEY VALVE HANDLE TO HOLD ROD IN; CAN BE USED FOR WELDING ALSO; WEIGHT 4* LBS; $75.; PHOTO A(100K); PHOTO AA(100K); PHOTO B(100K); LOUISIANA; RS-VW-LNLNVN

4.22.34. HYDRASHEAR CABLE CUTTER; MODEL P; SN 496-P; UP TO 1.125 (1 I/8)INCH DIAMETER NEW CABLE, WILL ACCEPT 1.250 (1 1/4) INCH USED CABLE; WILL OPERATE UNDERWATER; FASTER AND EASIER THAN HACKSAWS AND TORCHES; KNIFE EDGE IN PERFECT CONDITION; DIMENSIONS: 14 INCHES LONG, 4.5 INCHES WIDE, 7.5 INCHES HIGH; PELL CABLE CUTTER CURRENT NEW PRICE $1,345.69; WEIGHT: 32 LBS; $550.; PHOTO A(200K); PHOTO B(200K); PHOTO C(200K); PHOTO D(200K); PHOTO E(200K); PHOTO F(200K); PHOTO G(200K); LOUISIANA; IE-VW-LANTLE ALSO 18.1.201.

WHEN MAKING INQUIRIES PLEASE INCLUDE THE ITEM NUMBER AND AS MUCH DETAIL ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT AS POSSIBLE. YOU SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE YOUR PHONE NUMBER, LOCATION AND GMT TIME. WE CAN OFTEN CLARIFY MUCH DETAIL FASTER ON THE PHONE. WE CAN OFTEN GIVE YOU AN ESTIMATE OF AVERAGE SHIPPING IF YOU WILL INCLUDE AT LEAST CITY AND ZIP CODE IN THE U.S. OR FOREIGN MAIL CODE. WE ARE IN GMT -0600 AND CAN BE REACHED BEST BETWEEN 0700 AND 2300 -0600 GMT (GREENWICH MEAN TIME).

FOR ALL ITEMS OR PARTS THAT YOU WANT THAT ARE NOT ON THE WEBSITE INCLUDE PHOTOS. HERE IS SOMETHING WE HAVE LEARNED THAT WILL SAVE ALL OF US TIME. IN THIS DAY AND AGE PHOTO INFORMATION IS ABOUT 10 TIMES AS POWERFUL AS TEXT AND ABOUT 5 TIMES AS POWERFUL AS VOICE COMMUNICATION. PHOTOS ARE INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE. SEND PHOTOS IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. IF YOU CANNOT FIND THE NUMBERS SEND PHOTOS AND A TEXT DESCRIPTION WITH DIMENSIONS THE BEST THAT YOU CAN. WE HAVE HAD THE EXPERIENCE ON SOME MACHINES THAT DATA PLATES, IDENTITY TAGS AND NUMBERS ARE LOST OR CANNOT BE READ. WHEN YOU SEND PHOTOS WE CAN EMAIL THEM TO OUR NETWORK AND MANY MORE PEOPLE TAKE AN INTEREST AND FIND IT MUCH EASIER TO UNDERSTAND AND FORWARD TO OTHERS IN ATTEMPTS TO FIND PARTS FOR YOU. SEND PHOTOS FOR REASONABLE LOCATION AND ESTIMATES.

AN ASTERISK (ALSO KNOWN AS "STAR") " * " MEANS THAT WE SEE THAT THERE IS IMPORTANT AND HELPFUL DETAIL MISSING OR THE ACCURACY IS IN QUESTION. IN MOST CASES WE ARE TRYING TO CLARIFY AND CONFIRM OBJECTIVE DETAILS AND WILL UPDATE AS WE GET MORE INFORMATION.

THE INTERNATIONAL PHONETIC ALPHABET CAN SAVE MUCH TIME AND MINIMIZE CONFUSION. ALL INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES AND MARINERS USE THIS. IT IS IN OUR "ENLIGHTENED SELF-INTEREST" TO HAVE A WORLD WIDE SYSTEM OF EDUCATION OF THE NEXT GENERATIONS. WE DO NOT HAVE TO KEEP RE-INVENTING THE WHEEL ON THIS AND MANY OTHER THINGS THAT WILL HELP US ALL WORK TOGETHER MORE EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY.

ALPHA, BRAVO, CHARLIE, DELTA, ECHO, FOXTROT, GOLF, HOTEL, INDIA, JULIET, KILO, LIMA, MIKE, NOVEMBER, OSCAR, PAPA, QUEBEC, ROMEO, SIERRA, TANGO, UNIFORM, VICTOR, WHISKEY, X RAY, YANKEE, ZULU; EMAIL

ONE ACRE FOOT OF WATER EQUALS 326,700 GALLONS (1,236,693 LITERS) (9,252.14 CUBIC METERS) (PUMPING AT 7,500 GALLONS PER MINUTE IT TAKES ONLY 44 MINUTES TO PUMP ONE ACRE FOOT);

ONE ACRE METER OF WATER EQUALS 11,544,170 GALLONS; ONE HECTARE EQUALS 2.47 ACRES;

ONE HECTARE FOOT OF WATER EQUALS 806,949 GALLONS; ONE HECTARE METER OF WATER EQUALS 28,514,099 GALLONS (107,937,555 LITERS)

1 CUBIC METER EQUALS 264.172 U.S. GALLONS, 219.969 BRITISH GALLONS; 1,000 LITERS;

1 U.S. TON OF FRESH WATER (U.S. OR SHORT TON 2,000 LBS) EQUALS 240.4 GALLONS; SALT WATER 231.48 GALLONS;

1 METRIC TON OF FRESH WATER 1,000 KG (PURE WATER EQUALS 999.6 KG) (METRIC OR LONG TON 2,204.6 LBS) EQUALS 265 GALLONS; SALT WATER 255 GALLONS (SALT WATER IS HEAVIER BECAUSE OF SALT AND OTHER MINERALS DISSOLVED IN IT);

1 CUBIC FOOT OF FRESH WATER (PURE AND CLEAN) EQUALS 62.4 LBS, 7.5 GALLONS; SALT WATER EQUALS 64.08, 7.5 GALLONS (AVERAGE TO 600 FOOT DEPTH); 1 QUART OF FRESH WATER EQUALS 2.08 LBS; 1 GALLON EQUALS 8.32 LBS;

AVERAGE WEIGHT OF MATERIAL PER YARD DIGGING COMPACTED FILL DIRT, SAND AND GRAVEL: 2700 LBS (1225 KG), PER CUBIC FOOT 100 LBS (45.36 KG); WET MATERIAL + 20% (3,240 LBS), ROCK AND ORES WILL USUALLY BE 30 TO 80% HEAVIER (3,510 TO 4,860 LBS PER CUBIC YARD); 1 CUBIC YARD IS 0.7646 CUBIC METER;

1,000 KG/M^3 FOR ICE (1,682 LBS/YD^3); 1,500 KG/M^3 FOR POROUS ROCK (2,523 LBS/YD^3) ; 3,000 KG/M^3 FOR DENSE ROCK (5,046 LBS/YD^3); 8,000 KG/M^3 FOR IRON (13,456 LBS/YD^3);

LIMITED WARRANTIES AND GUARANTIES: ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS WHERE IS. IT IS NOT PRACTICAL TO SHIP MOST ITEMS ESPECIALLY MACHINERY ITEMS GREAT DISTANCES EVEN BETWEEN STATES AND ESPECIALLY BETWEEN COUNTRIES BUT THESE STATEMENTS SHOW THAT THE ITEMS ARE BETTER QUALITY AND WILL PROBABLY BE REASONABLY TROUBLE FREE WHEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED.

EVEN IF WE BUY A CAR IN THE U.S. IT HAS TO BE DELIVERED BACK TO THE DEALER OR AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDER WHERE A DETERMINATION CAN BE MADE THAT A PROBLEM IS DUE TO A DEFECT IN MATERIALS OR WORKMANSHIP AND IS NOT DUE TO LACK OF PROPER OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. ITEMS USED FOR COMMERCIAL BUSINESS ARE SELDOM WARRANTED TO THE SAME STANDARD AND ARE, IN FACT, USUALLY EXCLUDED FROM WARRANTY. VERY FEW ITEMS HAVE A NATIONAL AUTHORIZED SERVICE NETWORK THAT IS PRACTICAL WHEN WE CONSIDER OUR "DOWN TIME" AND EVEN FEWER HAVE INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS. OUR BEST GUARANTEE IS TO PROPERLY OPERATE AND MAINTAIN WHAT WE BUY AND IT WILL BE CHEAPER OVER TIME AND IN MOST CASES MUCH OF OUR PROFIT MARGIN.

MOTIVATED RESPONSIBLE PERSONS ARE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN EVERYTHING EVEN PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. THIS IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES BECAUSE SPARE PARTS AND EXPERIENCED SERVICE ARE NOT AS AVAILABLE. MOST AMERICAN BUSINESSES BUY USED EQUIPMENT WHENEVER THEY CAN AND MAINTAIN IT THEMSELVES ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE GROWING. THE NEW EQUIPMENT IS OFTEN TOO EXPENSIVE AND STILL HAS TO BE OPERATED AND MAINTAINED PROPERLY FROM THE FIRST DAY OR THE DOWN TIME PUTS US OUT OF PROFITABLE BUSINESS. IF WE DO NOT HAVE TIME TO "DO IT RIGHT" WHEN WILL WE FIND TIME "TO DO IT OVER".

1 WE NEED THE TYPE OF MACHINE, BRAND NAME, MODEL NUMBER, SERIES NUMBERS, SPEC NUMBERS (ALSO KNOWN AS PRODUCTION NUMBER IN SOME BRANDS), SERIAL NUMBERS AND DESCRIPTION TO GET THE AVAILABILITY AND PRICES OF ANY PART OF ANY ITEM NEW AND USED. THE MODEL NUMBER, SERIAL NUMBER, SPEC. OR PRODUCTION NUMBER FOR BOTH THE ITEM AND ALL THE NUMBERS OF THE ITEM, MACHINE OR APPLIANCE IT IS USED IN. THE REASON THIS IS NECESSARY IS BECAUSE OEM'S (ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURES) ARE REMOVING THE MANUFACTURE'S DATA PLATE AND ARE PUTTING THERE OWN STOCKING NUMBERS ON PARTS SO THAT OWNERS WANTING REPAIR PARTS HAVE TO COME BACK TO THE MANUFACTURES SYSTEM TO GET THEM. NUMBERS ARE CHANGED BY MANY COMPANIES AND MANY COMPANIES ARE BOUGHT OUT BY OTHER COMPANIES AND THE NUMBERS ON ITEMS NOT DELETED ARE MERGED INTO THE BIGGER SYSTEM. THIS HELPS SUPPORT THE DEALER SYSTEM AND THE PARTS STOCKING SYSTEM.

THE PEOPLE IN THE WAREHOUSES CANNOT FIND THINGS WITHOUT HAVING ALL THE NUMBERS AND GENERALLY THE WAREHOUSE PEOPLE OF TODAY HAVE VERY LITTLE MECHANICAL APTITUDE AND/OR ACTUAL EXPERIENCE SO THEY HAVE LITTLE IDEA WHAT MOST PARTS DO. SEVERAL FACTORS THAT HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING IN THE PAST DECADE ARE SHOWING THE FUTURE. THERE IS INCREASINGLY RAPID INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT AND WORLD WIDE COMPETITION. SOME PEOPLE CALL THIS PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE BUT THIS IS DIFFERENT. EVEN THE FAMOUS VW BEATLE HAD DIFFERENT IMPROVED OR RESHAPED PARTS IN PROGRESSIVELY NEWER MODELS. THERE ARE DIFFERENCES IN THE SAME MODELS IN THE SAME YEAR. THIS IS WHY THE SERIAL NUMBER IS OFTEN NECESSARY TO GET A REPLACEMENT PART. IT SAVES US ALL TIME AND MONEY IF WE GET ALL THE NUMBERS AND PHOTOS RIGHT FROM THE START. SEND PHOTOS FOR REASONABLE LOCATION AND ESTIMATES.

2 IT IS GETTING HARDER TO GET PARTS FOR OLD MACHINERY AND ITEMS OF ALL TYPES OLDER THAN 1980 EVEN FOR ONE OF THE BEST KNOWN BRANDS WORLD WIDE, THE CATERPILLAR BRAND. WE HAVE SEEN THIS TREND MOVING TO ONLY 10 YEARS AND LESS PARTS AVAILABILITY OVER THE NEXT DECADE. THE FUTURE WILL BE "THROW AWAY" OR "RECYCLE" OR JUST IN TIME PARTS EVEN IN THE FIRST 10 YEARS AFTER MANUFACTURE. WE ARE SEEING AUTOMATED MASS PRODUCTION CHEAPER THAN REPAIR LABOR AND SPARE PARTS WAREHOUSING COSTS FOR BIGGER MACHINERY NOT JUST ELECTRONICS AND SMALLER HARD GOODS. SEND PHOTOS FOR REASONABLE LOCATION AND ESTIMATES.

WE HAVE EVEN TRIED A FEW YARDS THAT HAD MANY OLD MACHINES AND THEY WANTED SO MUCH TO TAKE THE PARTS OFF THAT IT WAS NOT WORTH IT ESPECIALLY SINCE THE SAME PARTS ARE USUALLY BAD AND MOST MACHINES OF THE SAME MODELS AND YEARS.

3 MANY PARTS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. THERE ARE JUST TOO MANY DIFFERENT MODELS AND NO ECONOMICALLY EFFICIENT WAY TO STORE PARTS FOR ALL OF THEM SO THE MANUFACTURE'S WAREHOUSING DEPARTMENTS ARE BEING PROMPTED BY THE COMPUTER PROGRAMS, BASED ON "EFFICIENCY" AND "RETURN ON INVESTMENT" STUDIES, TO CLEAR THE SHELVES OF PARTS THAT HAVE NOT MOVED IN SUFFICIENT QUANTITY OVER A VARYING PERIOD OF YEARS. TO DO THIS THEY GENERALLY HAVE "SCRAPERS" COME IN AND CLEAN UP. THERE WAS A GENERALLY FOLLOWED "LAW" THAT A MANUFACTURER HAD TO HAVE PARTS AND REPAIRS OR EXCHANGE FOR AT LEAST 10 YEARS. THIS IS NOT THE CASE WITH MOST MANUFACTURES AROUND THE WORLD NOW. IN THE U.S. THE STANDARD IS FOR 7 YEARS SUPPORT NOW. MANY ITEMS MADE IN CHINA ARE ONE RUN ONLY AND WILL NEVER BE MADE THE SAME.

THE "SCRAPERS" CANNOT AFFORD TO WAREHOUSE EVEN $3,000. CRANK SHAFTS AND OTHER EXPENSIVE MACHINED PARTS THAT MIGHT NOT MOVE FOR MANY YEARS IF EVER SO THE SCRAPERS SELL THEM FOR SCRAP METAL. THE METAL RECYCLERS ARE IN THE SAME SITUATION. EVEN THE BEST MATERIALS CANNOT SURVIVE IN SALABLE CONDITION WITHOUT PROPER CLIMATE CONTROLLED STORAGE AND A SYSTEM TO FIND THEM AGAIN. SEND PHOTOS FOR REASONABLE LOCATION AND ESTIMATES.

4 THE GLOBAL MARKET IS MOVING RAPIDLY TO A "MAKE AS NEEDED PARTS SYSTEM" USING COMPUTER CONTROLLED EQUIPMENT THE SAME AS ABOUT 50% OF THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT IS MANUFACTURED NOW. THIS WILL SAVE AN ESTIMATED 50% MINIMUM ON PARTS COST, MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE PARTS FOR MORE DIFFERENT MACHINES AND ACTUALLY REDUCE THE TIME TO FIND, AND SHIP PARTS WORLD WIDE.

MICROSOFT, WHOM MOST PEOPLE BELIEVE ARE ON THE LEADING EDGE OF CHANGE, PERIODICALLY STOP PROVIDING TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR THEIR OLDER PRODUCTS. THE POLICY IS TO PROVIDE A MINIMUM OF 5 YEARS OF SUPPORT FOR BUSINESS OPERATING SYSTEMS. CUSTOMERS CAN BUY "EXTENDED SUPPORT" FOR ANOTHER 2 YEARS. MOST OTHER COMPANIES PRODUCING HARD GOODS HAVE OR WILL DO THE SAME IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THIS IS NOT THE 1950'S. THIS IS NOT EVEN THE 1970'S. WE ARE IN THE 21 ST CENTURY. SEND PHOTOS FOR REASONABLE LOCATION AND ESTIMATES.

5 HERE IS SOMETHING WE HAVE LEARNED THAT WILL SAVE ALL OF US TIME. IN THIS DAY AND AGE PHOTO INFORMATION IS ABOUT 10 TIMES AS POWERFUL AS TEXT AND ABOUT 5 TIMES AS POWERFUL AS VOICE COMMUNICATION. PHOTOS ARE INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE. SEND PHOTOS IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. IF YOU CANNOT FIND THE NUMBERS SEND PHOTOS AND A TEXT DESCRIPTION WITH DIMENSIONS THE BEST THAT YOU CAN. WE HAVE HAD THE EXPERIENCE ON SOME MACHINES THAT DATA PLATES, IDENTITY TAGS AND NUMBERS ARE LOST OR CANNOT BE READ. WHEN YOU SEND PHOTOS WE CAN EMAIL THEM TO OUR NETWORK AND MANY MORE PEOPLE TAKE AN INTEREST AND FIND IT MUCH EASIER TO UNDERSTAND AND FORWARD TO OTHERS IN ATTEMPTS TO FIND PARTS FOR YOU. SEND PHOTOS FOR REASONABLE LOCATION AND ESTIMATES.

6 IN CASE YOU ARE WONDERING THIS IS NOT WORTH DOING FOR ONE OR TWO ORDERS. WE DO THIS TO TRY TO DEVELOP A LONG TERM GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP AND TRUST. WE HOPE TO BE ABLE DO OTHER BUSINESS TOGETHER IN THE FUTURE.

7 ALSO SEND SHIPPING INFORMATION INCLUDING ADDRESS WITH ZIP CODES, CONTACT INFORMATION AND PREFERRED METHOD AND CARRIER.

8 MANY MACHINE SHOPS CAN REPAIR OR REMAKE MANY PARTS IF THAT IS ALL THAT IS KEEPING AN OLD MACHINE FROM WORKING. WE HAVE EVEN HAD LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES OF MACHINE TOOL MANUFACTURERS TELL US THAT ON OLD LATHES IT WILL BE CHEAPER AND FASTER FOR THE CUSTOMER TO HAVE THE PART MADE LOCALLY. IT WOULD ALSO TAKE 6 TO 9 MONTHS TO HAVE THE PART MADE BECAUSE OF LEAD TIME AND SHIPPING. ANOTHER SLOW DOWN IS THAT MANUFACTURES WILL MOST OFTEN NOT SHIP DIRECT SO PARTS HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE NEAREST DISTRIBUTOR THEN THEY CAN BE EXPORT SHIPPED. SEND PHOTOS FOR REASONABLE LOCATION AND ESTIMATES.

9 YOU ARE CORRECT. PHOTOS ARE NECESSARY. SEND PHOTOS. WITHOUT PHOTOS WE BOTH WASTE TIME. YOU DO NOT BELIEVE HOW HARD AND TIME WASTING IT IS TO GET EVEN NEW PARTS WITHOUT PHOTOS.

10 IF YOU FIND ANY SOURCES WOULD YOU PLEASE LET US KNOW AND WE WILL MARKET COPIES OF MANUALS AND SURPLUS AND SALVAGE PARTS AND MACHINERY WITH YOU.

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