NEW PRODUCTS
Class approval for the world’s lightest carbon davits
The Rogers 10t Twin Lift Carbon Davits are thought to be the world’s largest carbon fibre davits ever built and its makers claim weigh 75% less than traditional solutions. The driving force within each davit structure is a highly innovative, bespoke marinised stainless steel 5t Captive Winch, which has also been designed and engineered by the in-house Rogers team.
Following 2 years of intensive design and rigorous testing, Rogers Advanced Composites (RAC), in conjunction with Rogers Yacht Design (RYD), are now delighted to be able to announce that the davits and winch have been DNV-GL certified to a Safe Working Load (SWL) of 5 tonnes each and a SWL of 10 tonnes in a twin installation. This latest certification adds to RAC’s certification for ISO 9001:2015, JOSCAR and endorses RAC’s commitment to international standards of the highest quality and safety.
A surveyor from DNV-GL commented, “The RAC davits had to lift 2.2 times the safe working load of 5 tonnes in order to be approved, which meant that each davit actually lifted 11 tonnes on test and through a range of angles.”
While these davits are popular for superyacht owners who are looking for larger/heavier tenders or to simply increase stability they have also found buyers for whom weight is equally important in military and commercial marine vessels.
Possible new cure for diesel bug
A new product that removes water from the bottom of diesel tanks is expected to end all diesel bug problems.
The Diesel Dipper is a self-contained system independent of the engine. Fitted with a 12-volt pump, it is designed to suck water from the floor/bottom of a fuel tank below the fuel suction and by doing so, makers Marine 16 say it eliminates or prevents diesel bug and engine failures.
Marine 16 said: “Water and sludge lying on the bottom of the tank is drawn up into a ‘tank separator’ where it separates from the diesel and collects on the bottom. This accumulated water and sludge is then periodically drained off into a container.”
The clean diesel exits the top of the separator and flows through a 40-micron washable stainless steel filter before returning to the top of the tank via a tee in the fuel return line.
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