(Last Update 09 July 04)***
- [11 Nov 03] Call for Papers. "Securing the Future Vitality of the Marine Transportation System (MTS) Through Cooperative Research". The Interagency Committee for the Marine Transportation System (ICMTS) is sponsoring the 7th MTS Research and Technology Coordination Conference on 16-18 November 2004 at the National Academy of Science Building, Constitution Ave NW, Washington, D.C. This conference is hosted by the US Bureau of Customs and Border Protection and the US Coast Guard both of the Department of Homeland Security. Originally established as a vehicle for government researchers and engineers working in the ports and waterways to share their research ideas with their colleagues in other government agencies this conference has now expanded to include all stakeholders in the MTS recognizing that academia, local government and private industry, in particular, are key contributors to the vitality of the MTS. Technical sessions on the following topic areas are envisioned for the conference:
Maritime Domain Awareness
MTS Economics
Environmental Issues
MTS Security
Port Operations
Human Factors
Safe and Efficient Navigation
Intermodalism
Information Technology
Port Capacity
Recreational/Shared Use and Logistics
Cooperative Research
- [11 Nov 03] Lost Members - we have lost track of several members who evidently changed their email addresses. Click Here to view some of the names... if you know the new address or email, please let us know so that we can reestablish contact. Meanwhile, if you have moved or changed email addresses... please inform us of the change!
- [11 Nov 03] The second CD-ROM in IHS's planned series of Advanced Marine Vehicle (AMV) Document Library is available for purchase now. Click Here for a list of AMV CD-ROM #2 contents, including abstracts of all the documents on the CD. Click Here for information on how to order.
- [11 jul 04] Summer 2004 Newsletter Available Now
- [11 jul 04] Fall 2004 Newsletter in Preparation
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[2 Jul 03] We have lost touch with the following members and would like to reestablish contact. Each name is followed by the last known postal and/or email address. If you see your name here, please contact us at webmaster@foils.org. If you see the name of someone you know, please let us know the current address or otherwise let the person know that we are trying to get in contact!
Messages are posted here as a service to IHS members and visitors to the website. Please be aware that IHS does not recommend products or services. While we know of no serious problems having arisen from messages posted here, we are not able to verify that offers posted here are legitimate or that individuals responding to the offers are sincere. Accordingly, caution should be exercised in initiating and conducting business as a result of messages posted here to ensure your personal safety and the safety of your financial account information.
[3 Jul 03] I am looking for a partner to lease me a high powered boat with the following 70~100 passengers and with speed of 30~35 Knots. The service is geared towards the ferrying of tourists between islands . Matt (matai@mrd.gov.fj)
{23 Jun 03] I intend to operate a hydrofoil to serve the transportation of passengers between the two main islands in the Philippines. I plan to enter into a joint venture/partnership with a vessel/hydrofoil owner wherein the operation, management and manning will come from my side. Some important details to consider: Passenger capacity: 120-150; Speed: 35-40 kts. I am currently operating two fast crafts serving the same place. -- Felicito Datinguinoo (luchijane@aol.com)
Messages are posted here as a service to IHS members and visitors to the website. Please be aware that IHS does not recommend products or services. While we know of no serious problems having arisen from messages posted here, we are not able to verify that offers posted here are legitimate or that individuals responding to the offers are sincere. Accordingly, caution should be exercised in initiating and conducting business as a result of messages posted here to ensure your personal safety and the safety of your financial account information.
More info on how and where to buy/sell/restore specific categories of hydrofoils can be accessed from our Posted Messages Bulletin Board Page. Please notify the webmaster if you discover a notice that is no longer valid, or if you are unsuccessful in contacting the individual or organization that posted the message.
[14 Oct 03] My company is looking for a fast ferry expert to assist in the procurement of a small fleet of catamarans or hydrofoil vessels. We will consider purchase, lease, or joint venture partnership. Vessels must carry up to 150 plus passengers and travel at a minimum speed of 35 kts. Please contact me if you are interested and want more information. -- Tom Dempsey dempsuryy@aol.com
[9 Sep 03] I seek a few old, small Russian hydrofoils in any type of condition (Raketa, Polysie or Belarus hydrofoil). This is to make a houseboats here in Toulouse, the air and space center of France... a few people are interested in this. Also, and in addition to the houseboat project, I want to start a non-profit association to restore one medium or large Russian experimental hydrofoil (Sputnik, Chaika for example)... so I am looking for a good candidate to restore for historical purposes. The hydrofoil for non-profit restoration should be an experimental craft. -- Jeff Legendre (a1493@hotmail.com)
[12 Jul 03] I am looking for someone to sell, lease or joint venture with me a high powered boat with the following 80~100 passengers and with speed of 30~35 Knots. The service is geared towards the ferrying people between Tarakan Island and Kalimantan. -- Villepin (villepin@hotmail.com) Click Here to post a response to this message.
Following are some of the more recent announcements. More info on how and where to buy/sell/restore hydrofoils can be accessed from our Posted Messages Bulletin Board Page. Please notify the webmaster if you discover a notice that is no longer valid, or if you get no reply when contacting the individual or organization that posted the message (unfortunately, many sellers have been remiss in notifying IHS when the vessel is sold).
Messages are posted here as a service to IHS members and visitors to the website. Please be aware that IHS does not recommend products or services. While we know of no serious problems having arisen from messages posted here, we are not able to verify that offers posted here are legitimate or that individuals responding to the offers are sincere. Accordingly, caution should be exercised in initiating and conducting business as a result of messages posted here to ensure your personal safety and the safety of your financial account information.
Grumman Runabout -1958 Museum Piece[20 Aug 02, updated 01 Oct 03] For Sale: Sea Wing Hydrofoil-Grumman 1958 14'8". New Mercury 40 HP, Trailer, Original 35 HP Evenrude Lark (stuck), Morse Controls. Runs great. I am in Georgia USA. Can deliver in Southeast USA. $15,500.00. -- Myrel Harner (ireneharner@juno.com)
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Kolkhida Hydrofoil For Sale - DELFIN 1[22 Sep 03] We have for sale a seagoing hydrofoil with capacity of 124 passengers. Click Here for Technical Specifications and full set of color photos, and details of the offer (Adobe Acrobat file, 400K). Price: 270.000 Euro FOB Kolobrzeg -- Miroslaw Balicki, Kolobrzeg Passengers Shipping Company (kzp@pro.onet.pl) |
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[14 Jul 03] Zelenodolsk Shipyard, Russia announces that two (2) METEOR hydrofoils in production are for sale. Projected date of delivery is April 2004. Choice of Russian engines or Deutz (Germany) engines. Price ranges from 500 000 Euros to 950 000 Euros. Includes all certificates and our guarantee (1.5 year). -- Sergey Nikonov (zdsip@nimb.ru)
[12 Jul 03] We propose for sale from direct Owners following sea-going hydrofoils:
We recently inspected the hydrofoils and confirm that the vessels are well-maintained and are in tip-top condition. Inspectable in N.America by arrangement. Additional information is available upob firm/named interest. -- Brgds/Vyacheslav Fyodorov ; Cielo Trading Ltd ; Tel: +38 048 743 80 85 ; Fax: +44 870 125 34 00 (via UK) ; Email: (slava@cielo-trading.net )
A Gas Turbine Engine For Your PHM[2 Jun 03] GTE For Sale: proposed as suitable to replace the LM2500 in a surplus PHM or a commercial vessel requiring this kind of power: 20,000 HP. Built by Mashproekt in Ukraine; No operating time accumulated; Model designation D59 (original USSR designation for same model, only with a reversing mechanism: GT16000); Maximum continuous rating (MCR) - 20,000 hp in ISO conditions; Power turbine rated speed : 5200 rpm (A 3000 RPM power section is available from Russia for only $128,000 and it includes exhaust plenum and driveshaft ready to couple up to the PHM gearbox); Direction of rotation: counter-clockwise (looking at the output shaft flange), non-reversible (reversing mechanism not needed to power a water jet) ; Fuel control system operation: stabilized fuel flow rate; MTBO - 10 000 hr: (100% MCR - 300 hr, 80% MCR - 900 hr, 70% MCR and less -10 000 hr). If engine load never exceeds 70% MCR, MTBO can be extended to 20 000 hr.; Total life time - 60 000 hr. Stored in Michigan USA; Asking US$500,000 with 2 water jet drives. I would like to be put in touch with some boat builders around the Mediterranean area who might be interested. -- E J Potter email: (potterej@earthlink.net); phone: 1-561-468-3587. |
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[7 Nov 02] Looking for a good home for the H/V ALBATROSS. Hull and cabin are in good condition. However, she's missing foils, strut, shaft, rudder, and engine. Anyone knowing of a museum, school, conservator, etc. interested in having it donated to them, please let me know. -- Robert Miller cbbi@aol.com
Response...[7 Nov 02] For historical and other information and photos about Bob Miller's conversion of the ALBATROSS to a houseboat, Click Here. For historical information and photos about the ALBATROSS in its prime, see the Helmut Kock biography on this site.
[21 Oct 03] Two OLYMPIA type hydrofoil vessels for sale. Both in top
condition. Hydrofoil passenger vessel. Built in Russia 1993 & 1994.
Hull : alloy. L - 37.54, B - 8.40, Depth - 2.60, Draught 4.60/1.40, GRT
- 298 T, NET - 89 T, DW - 82 T, Main engine - MTU 16V 396 T E 74 /
2x2000. Classification : Det Norske Veritas. Renovations : Both vessels
are seriously renovated. Last serious renovation : 2000. Sale price US
1.5 MIO each. Location : Trading between Finland and Estonia [30 Sep 02, updated 21 Oct 03] Directly from the Owners can offer
for sale the following air conditioned Superfoil passenger
ferry. Main particulars: Built at : Almaz Marine Yard JSC,
St.Petersburg, Russia in 2002; LOA : 41 m, B : 12.4 m,
Draught : fully loaded at speed / 1.2 m, at rest with
retracted foils / 1.7 m, at rest with foils in operational
position / 3.4 m; Passenger capacity : 286; Main engines :
MJP Waterjets (Mercedes) Type 4000 M70 / 4 x 1740 kW MCR /
each 1900-2000 RPM / easy and quick dismantling of main and
aux. engines; Gensets : TechnoScan TS90 / 2 x 70kW / 87
KV*A; Gearboxes : Four reversing flange-mounted ZF 4650 /
electrically operated; Service speed at sea State 3 : 55
knots; Range (34t DW; 55 kn. speed ; 10% margin) 200
nautical miles; Seakeeping : 2.5 sign. wave height at 100%
MCR; Foils : Two fully retractable hydraulically controlled
forward fully submerged foils made of high-quality titanium
alloy; Interceptors : Two hydraulically controlled transom
interceptors made of high-quality titanium alloy; Foil &
interceptors control system : MTD / AURORA active Foil &
Interceptor; Control System. FICS-3 supplied; Rudders : Two
hydraulically controlled suspended rudders made of
high-quality titanium alloy providing great control
improvement; Classification : DNV 1A1 HSLC R3 Passenger E0,
IMO HSC Code, Category A; Accommodation : 62 passenger seats
in business class with 1000 mm pitch, 224 passenger seats in
tourist class with 900 mm pitch, Self-service bar in
business class, Large kiosk/bar, 21 sq.m duty free shop,
audio/video entertainment system; Deadweight: 34.000 kg.;
Crew : 12x75 kg / 900 kg.; Luggage : 286 x 10 kg / 2860 kg.;
Fuel oil : 4740 kg.; Fresh water : 1000 kg.; Duty free goods
: 3.050 kg; Capacities : Fuel oil : 10.000 L. Fresh water :
2000 kg. Hydraulic oil : 200 L. Lube oil : 250 L. Waste oil
: 250 L; Hull / superstructure : High quality marine grade
aluminum alloy type 1561; Service life : 20 years;
Environmentally friendly : Extremely low wash up to max
speed, low noise. Fulfills IMO emission regulations of Year
2000. Sale price : USD 7.0 MIO; Location : Europe. -- Y.Eero, Managing Director, Seahawk Ltd. (seahawk@estpak.ee)
Seahawk Ltd. Offers Olympias
Seahawk Ltd. Offers Superfoil
Ferry
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