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WORKBOAT EQUIPMENT “Based on an actual bill for materials on a typical OSV system for the grey, potable and sewage lines, with a change from steel to SeaCor we found there to be a 75 percent reduction in material weight. A complete steel system would weigh in around 10,000 lbs., whereas the complete SeaCor system weighs just more than 2,500 lbs.” – Steve Hartsaw, Senior Project Manager of Engineered

Solutions at W&O Supply systems. They’ve been around for a shipbuilding applications.

long, long time and they have a prod- In a nutshell, Viega ProPress ? t- uct for virtually any on board service tings are designed with cylindrical you can think of. pipe guides to keep the pipe straight

Viega ProPress for marine systems is and protect the sealing element during available in copper, stainless and cop- assembly. Fittings without cylindrical per nickel. Durable and designed to pipe guides risk making an unsecure perform in the harsh environments of connection. Without the pipe guides, the open sea, Viega ProPress systems installers can damage the sealing ele- are best suited for fresh water systems ment. Viega ? ttings are pressed before, while copper-nickel Viega SeaPress is after and on top of the sealing ele- speci? cally designed to stand up against ment in a single step which creates a sea water. Viega ProPress, Viega Mega- permanent connection that is secure

Press, and Viega SeaPress can be used and guaranteed to last. And, of course, effectively in compressed air systems as Viega ProPress for marine systems are well as ? ammable ? uids and other ma- tested and comply to International rine systems. By combining different Association of Classi? cation Societies materials and sealing elements, Viega (IACS) standards.

systems can be customized to suit most Viega’s SeaPress is an appropriate

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