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PRODUCTS

Hendriksen’s Electronically

Controlled Lift Hook System

Henriksen Hooks’ electrically con- trolled lifting hook system that has been developed to increase the safety of boat crews. When a boat is being launched by use of fore and aft lifting hooks which must be re- leased simultaneously once the boat

Load Test Software Produces is on the water, the HHSRT em-

Certi? cation Onsite

Mercury Marine SeaPro ploys an electrically powered system

New software from Straightpoint FourStroke Outboard that opens and closes the hooks, will add speed, accuracy and breadth Mercury Marine’s family of SeaPro eliminating the danger of one hook to data recording and certi? cation FourStroke outboard engines are the being opened before another. related to non-destructive load veri- perfect match for high-hour applica- www.hhenriksen.com ? cation or proof load testing. Proof tions and harsh environments. Mer-

Test plus records data gathered by a cury’s new 40hp and 60hp SeaPro

Radiolink plus load cell, load shack- FourStroke engines complement le or compression load cell. It then the current 75, 90, 115, and 150hp creates a pass or fail certi? cate that SeaPro FourStroke engines that were includes test data and graphs chart- released in 2015 and have accumu- ing data from the load versus time lated thousands of hours in com- throughout a test. mercial markets around the world. www.straightpoint.com www.mercurymarine.com

Cox Powertrain’s Marine

Diesel Outboard

Cox Powertrain is developing a pio- neering new outboard motor, the

CXO300. This completely new concept diesel engine, providing gasoline outboard performance, with diesel economy and reliability,

Van der Velden Retractable is a revolutionary opposed-piston,

Flanking Rudder for Pushboats diesel outboard designed speci? cally

Damen’s Optima Nozzle The retractable ? anking rudder sys- for professional marine users. De- for Inland Shipping tem is an in-house innovation of Van livering 300hp and weighing only

The Damen Optima Nozzle is a der Velden Marine Systems (VD- 300kg, it is designed for commercial, propeller nozzle developed and VMS). Flanking rudders are often government manufactured by subsidiary Damen used for inland river tow boats. To and military

Marine Components (DMC). The operate the ? anking rudder lift units, applications,

Damen Optima yields the most ben- 2 HDMI touch screens (retractable where perfor- e? ts for inland shipping operators. ? anking rudder operation and con- mance, dura-

DMC designed the Damen Optima trol system RET2700) are installed. A bility and fuel – a nozzle with a slightly longer and proprietary follow up steering system ef? ciency are higher intake and a propeller posi- operates rudders independently and paramount. tioned just aft of the centre line – to one FU2700 steering lever operates www.coxma- increase performance even further. three main rudders synchronized. rine.com www.damen.com www.vanderdvelden-marinesystems.com

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