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Kahlenberg D-0As on Formanda
11 April 2011

New Kahlenberg D-0A air horns for Formanda

Kim Hollamby Company news

Kahlenberg UK Ltd director Kim Hollamby has recently fitted a set of Kahlenberg D-0A air horns to Formanda, his 1974-built motor cruiser that is nearing the end of a three-year restoration.

“Formanda still had her original air horn from the 1970s,” Kim relates. “But for sure it was nowhere near compliant with the COLREGs and it sounded and looked very wrong too. The D-0As are something else again. They look superb and sound fantastic, although we have to be careful not to scare the neighbours. Being based in the naval dockyard of Portsmouth in the UK when we sound the Kahlenbergs everyone starts looking around for something altogether larger.

“Prior to installation we used these D-0As in a temporary rig to persuade a yacht club of the merits of using Kahlenberg air horns for yacht race sound signals,” Kim continues. “When the club commodore heard the Kahlenbergs from nearly a mile away through treble glazed glass the decision was pretty much made on the spot.”

Formanda‘s Kahlenberg D-0A air horns are shortly to be connected to an M-511 Sound Signal Controller prior to the start of this season.

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    Kahlenberg Industries Inc has a proud track record of engineering excellence since 1895. Kahlenberg air horns start with models suitable for boats of 8m or less and run right through to sound signalling equipment found on ships of 200m and more including aircraft carriers. The range also includes type approved electronic horn hailers and electric piston horns. The hallmarks of the Kahlenberg sound signal range include superior build quality, reliability, compliance with the IMO ColRegs, type approvals including ABS type approval and aesthetic and audible pleasure for the owner.

    You will not find a better air horn, electronic horn hailer or piston horn installed on a yacht, motorboat, superyacht, commercial or military vessel anywhere in the world today.

    Kahlenberg is represented throughout much of Europe by Kahlenberg Europe. We work very closely with that company to represent Kahlenberg in the UK as well as with our sister company du Pré Marine that offers high quality service for a selected range of specialist marine equipment.

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