WATER:  DESALINATION, PURIFICATION, RECYCLING

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BOOST PUMP ENGINE IS 3 CYLINDER DIESEL ENGINE WHICH DRIVES THE BOOST PUMP THROUGH A BELT DRIVEN SPEED INCREASER. 

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 ITEMS AND 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. 

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PLEASE SEE SECTION 2.23. FOR SOME USEFUL OCEAN SHIPPING INFORMATION.

WE HAVE CHECKED, PERSONALLY USE AND RECOMMEND THE PRODUCTS IN THESE LINKS. 

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". 

USEFUL 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  

USEFUL FACT:  THE METRIC SYSTEM OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES IS USED EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD EXCEPT IN THE U.S. AND ONE OTHER COUNTRY OF LESS THAN 200,000 POPULATION.   THIS SQUEAKY WHEEL NEEDS GREASE.  THE GLOBAL MARKET IS A FACT.  THOSE WHO IGNORE IT DO SO AT THEIR AND MORE IMPORTANTLY OUR LOSS.  EMAIL

SURVEY QUESTION:  IF YOU WANT YOUR CHILDREN TO HAVE THE GREATEST POTENTIAL TO HELP THEMSELVES AND HELP YOU WHAT LANGUAGE DO YOU BELIEVE THEY WOULD BE WISEST TO LEARN TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH PEOPLE WORLD WIDE?  PLEASE SEND US AND EMAIL WITH YOUR ANSWER AND THOUGHTS.  THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF THE SOLUTION. 

1 GALLON = 3.78541 LITERS 

FRESH WATER:  (PURE / AVERAGE) SPECIFIC GRAVITY 1.00 (THE STANDARD); 62.4 LBS PER CUBIC FOOT; 1684.8 LBS PER CUBIC YARD; 999.6 KG PER CUBIC METER;  1 GALLON FRESH CLEAN WATER = 8.32 LBS; 1 U.S. TON = 240.38 GALLONS; 1 METRIC TON = 264.98 GALLONS;

SEA / SALT WATER:  (AVERAGE) SPECIFIC GRAVITY 1.03; 64.08 LBS PER CUBIC FOOT; 1730.16 LBS PER CUBIC YARD; 1026.5 KG PER CUBIC METERS;    

CONTAINER SHIPPABLE MAXIMUM DIMENSIONS (0.5 INCH CLEARANCE ON EACH SIDE AND I INCH ON TOP AT THE DOOR OPENING, MORE CLEARANCE INSIDE): 

40 FOOT CONTAINER;  39.4 FEET (39 FEET 5 INCHES) LONG BY 7.58 FEET (7 FEET 7 INCHES) WIDE BY 7.33 FEET (7 FEET 4 INCHES HIGH) (HIGH CUBE CONTAINERS ARE 1 FOOT HIGHER WITH MAXIMUM HEIGHT AT DOOR OF 8.73 FEET (8 FEET 5.75 INCHES); NORMAL HEIGHT OF SMALL BARGES IS 3 TO 3.5 FEET HIGH WHICH IS GOOD WORKING HEIGHT AND CAPACITY AND AT LEAST 2 STACKABLE PER CONTAINER;  IT IS ALSO A GOOD IDEA TO SHIP OTHER MATERIAL AND RIGGING INSIDE THE BARGES BECAUSE THE WEIGHT OF 2 BARGES IS ONLY ABOUT 40% OF THE WEIGHT CAPACITY; WEIGHT CAPACITY OF THE CONTAINER, 58,400 LBS (26,490 KG);

20 FOOT CONTAINER; 19.25 INCHES (19 FEET 3 INCHES) LONG BY 7.58 FEET (7 FEET 7 INCHES) WIDE BY 7.58 FEET (7 FEET 7 INCHES) HIGH; WEIGHT CAPACITY OF THE CONTAINER, 38,000 LBS (17,237 KG) (IF CARGO IS FLAT AND DENSE LIKE STEEL PLATE MAXIMUM WEIGHT CAPACITY CAN BE THE SAME AS A 40 FOOT CONTAINER; (WEIGHT CAPACITY IS LIMITED BY THE STANDARDS OF THE CONTAINER HANDLING EQUIPMENT AGREED UPON AND USED WORLD WIDE.  THE CONTAINERS ARE STRONG ENOUGH TO CARRY MORE WEIGHT IF THE WEIGHT IS SPREAD OVER THE WIDE ENOUGH AREA IN THE CONTAINER;  

USEFUL TRUCKING INFORMATION:  UNDER 8.5 FEET WIDE NO PERMIT REQUIRED; 8.5 TO 10 FEET WIDE, OVER SIZE LOAD SIGNS, PERMIT REQUIRED AND MORE ROUTES ALLOWED; 10 FEET TO 11.92 FEET (11 FEET 11 INCHES) AND WIDER, PERMIT REQUIRED AND OVER SIZE LOAD SIGNS, RESTRICTED ROUTES AND ONLY DAYLIGHT TRAVEL; ESCORT AND PERMIT REQUIRED FOR 12 FEET WIDE AND WIDER; 14 FEET WIDE IS MAXIMUM IN MOST STATES; A FEW STATES ALLOW 16 FEET WIDE MAXIMUM;

MAXIMUM HEIGHT WITHOUT SPECIAL PERMIT:  13.5 FEET HIGH; SEMI TRAILERS WITH THE NEWEST 24.5 INCH WHEELS AND TIRES ARE 60 INCHES HIGH AT DECK ON STEEL TRAILERS AND 62 INCHES HIGH TO DECK ON  ALUMINUM TRAILERS (THERE IS PRE-STRESS  BUILT INTO THE ALUMINUM AND SOME STEEL TRAILERS BED TO KEEP BED FROM SAGGING WHEN FULLY LOADED;) MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF LOAD AND DUNNAGE WOOD WOULD BE 8.5 FEET; SAVE HEIGHT BY USING NO WOOD ON BOTTOM OF THIN PLYWOOD AND EVEN AS LITTLE AS PLYWOOD, 1 BY OR 2 BY DUNNAGE RATHER THAN 4 BY 4 'S; TRAILERS WITH SMALLER WHEEL SIZE WILL BE HAVE A LOWER DECK HEIGHT AND ALLOW MORE CARGO HEIGHT:  22.5 WHEEL SIZE IS ABOUT 58 INCHES HIGH; 20 INCH WHEEL SIZE IS ABOUT 55.5 INCHES DECK HEIGHT;

STANDARD PIPE DIMENSIONS, U.S.:  PIPE SIZES THROUGH 12 INCHES ARE I.D. WITH THE PIPE WALLS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE DIAMETER SIZE; 14 TO 42  INCHES ARE O.D. WITH THE PIPE WALL THICKNESS INSIDE THE DIAMETER SIZE;

PIPE SIZES CHANGE UNDER 1 INCH ARE 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4; PIPE SIZES 1 INCH TO 4 CHANGE BY 1/2 INCH INCREMENTS; PIPE SIZES 4 INCHES TO 42 CHANGE BY 2 INCH INCREMENTS;

1    SEMI SUBMERSIBLE SHIPPING VESSEL.  THIS IS HOW JACK UP BOATS (WITH HIGH CENTER OF GRAVITY WHEN THE LEGS ARE UP) LARGE BARGES, DREDGES AND INLAND RIVER VESSELS ARE TRANSPORTED ACROSS OCEANS ESPECIALLY IF THEY CANNOT BE MADE SEAWORTHY FOR OCEAN TRANSIT BY TOWING ON THERE OWN HULLS (THERE ARE GREATER STRESSES, WAVES THAT CAN BREAK AGAINST LOW FLAT WINDOWS AND DOORS AND ROLLING RISKS THAT ARE NOT ENCOUNTERED IN CALM WATERS).  THE MINIMUM COST IS ABOUT $1,000,000. . MANY ITEMS ARE PRE-MULTI-STACKED TO REDUCE LOADING TIME AND REDUCE THE PER UNIT SHIPPING COST.  IN THIS EXAMPLE THERE WERE 18 ITEMS, FOR AVERAGE OR $55,555. EACH. UPDATE 20060104 CURRENT PRICING 2 TO $3,500,000. ; 

THE VESSEL IS BEST POSITIONED IN A CALM AREA LIKE A RIVER AND ANCHORED FACING UP RIVER.  THE VESSEL IS BALLASTED DOWN SO THAT THE CARGO DECK IS SUBMERGED PHOTO A(30K); LOW ENOUGH TO ALLOW BARGES AND VESSELS TO BE POSITIONED ON THE DECK.  THE FRONT SECTION WITH PILOTHOUSE AND STERN PILLAR TANKS REMAIN UP.   CARGO IS POSITIONED USING PUSH BOATS.  PHOTO C(30K); PHOTO D(30K); THE CARGO IS LIGHTLY SECURED WITH THE RIVER CURRENT PUSHING THE LOAD AGAINST THE STERN PILLAR TANKS.  THE VESSEL IS UNBALLASTED AND RAISES UP TO PICK THE CARGO OUT OF THE WATER AND SEVERAL FEET OF FREEBOARD.  THE CARGO IS WELL SECURED FOR OCEAN SHIPMENT.  PHOTO E(30K);

AT THE DESTINATION THE PROCEDURE IS REVERSED TO UNLOAD. 

THIS SHIPMENT WENT TO WEST AFRICA.  THERE WERE 18 ITEMS PLACED ON THE SEMI SUBMERSIBLE VESSEL IN THE PHOTOS.   2 TRIPLE STACKED BARGES (6), 3 DOUBLE STACKED BARGES (6), 2 SINGLE BARGES (2), A SUBMERSIBLE DRY DOCK WITH A DREDGE INSIDE (2) AND TWO PUSH BOATS SIDE BY SIDE (2) (=18).

2     VESSELS THAT CAN BE MADE SEAWORTHY FOR OPEN OCEAN TRAVEL CAN BE SINGLE OR MULTIPLE TOWED (UP TO ABOUT 3 ITEMS MAXIMUM UNDER IDEAL CONDITIONS).  

3     SINGLE ENGINE SHRIMP BOATS OF ABOUT 80 FOOT WATER LINE LENGTH CAN CROSS THE ATLANTIC IF A MINIMUM OF 2 PREFERABLY 3 VESSELS CROSS TOGETHER AND CARRY EMERGENCY TOWING LINES OR HAVE THEIR TRAWL CABLES PRE-RIGGED FOR TOWING IF AN ENGINE FAILS ON ONE OF THE BOATS. 

PANAMA CANAL INFORMATION:  PANAMAX SIZE:  950 FEET LONG BY 106 FEET WIDE BY 39.5 FEET DRAFT TFW (TROPICAL FRESH WATER) BY 195 FEET HIGH CLEARANCE (AIR DRAFT); 77,000 TONS; SOME SLIGHT VARIATION ALLOWED UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS; RESERVATIONS REQUIRED IN ADVANCE;  THE AVERAGE TIME REQUIRED FOR A VESSEL TO TRANSIT THE PANAMA CANAL IS 8 TO 10 HOURS.  VESSELS MUST SOMETIMES WAIT THEIR TURN.  TO AVOID LONG WAITING PERIODS DURING LOCK OVERHAULS OR EXTREMELY  HEAVY TRAFFIC, A RESERVATION SYSTEM HAS BEEN PUT IN EFFECT SO THAT A VESSEL WITH A HIGH DAILY EXPENSE CAN RESERVE A SLOT, AT ADDITIONAL COST, AND USUALLY BE ASSURED OF TRANSIT ON THE DAY IT ARRIVES.  

NO LONGER AVAILABLE; LEFT FOR REFERENCE;

23.4.1.    250,000 GALLON PER DAY DESALINATION PLANT(S) (946,352 LITERS PER DAY); NEW, NEVER USED; REVERSE OSMOSIS (RO) SYSTEM; HIGH QUALITY CORROSION RESISTANT MATERIALS IN STEADILY IMPROVED DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING FROM DECADES OF EXPERIENCE; EASY TRANSPORTATION AND SET UP, BUILT IN 2 UNITS FOR NON PERMIT TRUCKING, 41 FEET LONG BY 8 FEET WIDE FOR THE RO SYSTEM AND 20 FEET LONG BY 8 FEET WIDE FOR THE ULTRA FILTRATION UNIT; COST EFFECTIVE DESIGN AND MATERIALS FOR LOWEST MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENT AND EASY OF OPERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN INNOVATIONS LOWER PUMP SIZE AND HORSEPOWER REQUIREMENTS BY ALMOST 50%; COMPUTER INTEGRATED SYSTEMS MONITORING AND CONTROL WITH MANUAL OVERRIDE OF CONTROL; INCLUDES MANUFACTURER WARRANTY AND SUPPORT FOR SET UP AND OPERATION;  HAVE 6; $3,500,000. EACH; $20,000,000. FOR ALL 6; PHOTO A(40K); PHOTO B(40K); PHOTO C(40K); PHOTO D(40K); PHOTO E(40K); PHOTO F(40K); PHOTO G(40K); U.S.*; BN-VW-NTNMOM NO LONGER AVAILABLE; LEFT FOR REFERENCE;

23.4.2.     358,345 GALLONS (1,356,483 LITERS; 1,353 METRIC* TONS) PER DAY; WATER PURIFIER BARGE/ DESALINATION PLANT; 14,939.38 GALLONS; (56,550.24 LITERS; 68.88 METRIC TONS) PER HOUR; EX U.S. NAVY FLOATING FRESHWATER MAKER;  THIS BARGE CAN MAKE FRESHWATER OUT OF SEAWATER, PURIFY DIRTY WATER TO POTABLE WATER;  TWO SEPARATE (CAN WORK INDIVIDUALLY) REVERSE OSMOSIS WATER PURIFICATION UNITS THAT FILTER AND DESALT SEA WATER WITH AN INSTALLED CHLORINATION SYSTEM.  COSTS OF FRESHWATER BARGE OPERATIONAL ABOUT $3.00 PER METRIC TON (1 METRIC TON = 264.98 GALLONS) $1.1 CENT PER GALLON; , EXCLUDING CREW (APPROX 3 CREW MEMBERS NEEDED). 

MANUFACTURED IN USA 1985 TO U.S. NAVY STANDARDS;  DIMENSIONS: 121 FEET (36.57 METERS) LONG  BY 33 FEET (10.05 METERS) WIDE BY 8* FEET (2.74 METERS) DEEP;  5 FEET (1.52 METERS) DRAFT; NON PROPELLED; FITTED WITH 4 POINT MOORING SYSTEM WITH HYDRAULIC WINCHES AND ANCHORS; DELIVERY HOSE 2,500 FEET (762 METERS) LONG*; HAS A CHLORINE MANUFACTURING PLANT (CHLORINE GENERATOR AND METERED INJECTION SYSTEM; AUXILIARY ENGINES 2  CATERPILLAR 250 HP;  2  NEW CATERPILLAR SPARE ENGINES; WORKSHOP, CREW ACCOMMODATION;  $560,000.; PHOTO A(100K);   EUROPE; DV-QL-VW-LLNINL NO LONGER AVAILABLE; LEFT FOR REFERENCE;

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