When the Grand Parade of Sails enters the Duluth port today, the former Coast Guard cutter Sundew probably will lead the way. Jeff Foster, who bought the Sundew last year, expected it to be the first boat in. “We’ll come in before the tall ships with our water cannons going,” he said.

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Jeff Foster was a happy man Tuesday afternoon after the former U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sundew made its first voyage. The sight of the Sundew coming to life again attracted the attention of tourists and ship watchers. Commanding the ship was Joe Walters a Coast Guard veteran who served on the Sundew from 1994 97. Foster hopes to keep the Sundew there until after the Tall Ships Festival in July and August.

With the help of Jeff Foster Trucking Inc. of Superior, WI, AMSOIL put its Series 3000 Synthetic 5W-30 Heavy Duty Diesel Oil (HDD), as well as its Dual-Gard filtration system, to the test. Ten 1996 Kenworth Class 8 tractors used as interstate freight hauling vehicles and equipped with Cummins N-14 ESP3 diesel engines participated in the demonstration. Five trucks equipped with AMSOIL Series 3000 Synthetic 5W-30 Heavy Duty Diesel Oil, AMSOIL BMK-12 Filter mounts and BE-110 By-Pass filtration elements utilized 120,000-mile oil drain intervals,20,000-mile full- flow oil filter change intervals and 40,000-mile By-Pass filter change intervals, while the other five trucks continued using petroleum motor oil, utilizing 20,000-mile oil and filter drain intervals.

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