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Dixie Towing recently upgraded the deck winches of its twin-screw, 1,800 hp. tug Dixie Trader with new winches from Patterson Manufacturing. When Dixie Towing bought the tug in 2021, the vessel was approaching its 50th year in service. It needed new deck winches to take on the saltwater dredging support that makes up Dixie Towing's primary business, the company said. The Dixie Trader was built in 1972 by Serodino Inc., of Guild, Tenn., as the Sun Trader for Sun State Marine Services Inc. of Jacksonville, Fla., a subsidy of Colonial Oil Company of Savannah, Ga. Robert Gibbs Jr., vice president of Dixie Towing, said the company determined Patterson's 40E with 7.5 hp. motor and saltwater-corrosion package was the right choice for the Dixie Trader. The winches are outfitted with 150 feet of 1-1/4inch Riv-ersteel line provided by SWOS of Houston, Texas. |