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Deck Machinery Review (continued from page 21) eludes power capstans which are available in several sizes and types.

Each unit is custom designed for a specific application. The company offers capstans powered by electric, hydraulic or air motors. Line speeds of up to 100 fpm and ultimate line pulls of 60,000 pounds are available.

Static base loading to as much as 100,000 pounds is also offered. The company offers both deck-mounted and through-the-deck-mounted power capstans, as well as capstan car pullers and a full range of hand- power capstans.

More than 75 patterns of deck fit- tings in various sizes and weights are available from Schoellhorn-Al- brecht. The firm keeps a large stock of fittings for immediate delivery, but can also custom design its prod- ucts to a customer's specifications.

Furthermore, Schoellhorn-Al- brecht is a factory parts depot and warehouse stocking distributor for all Beebe Brothers products—from power and hand winches to car pull- ers, trolleys and hoists. A complete inventory of complete units and re- placement parts are available in stock for immediate shipment.

SMITH BERGER

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Smith Berger Marine, Inc. of

Seattle, Wash., has been granted a

U.S. patent for its exclusive new bending shoe fairlead design. Pat- ents are pending in many foreign countries.

The new fairleads are intended for long-term mooring applications such as floating production plat- forms or vessels.

The first of these new fairleads was installed on the Penrod 72, which is operating in the Green

Canyon sector of the Gulf of Mexi- co.

The new design provides a very large bending radius for any size of mooring line which reduces or elimi- nates the effect of wire rope fatigue.

The effective ratio of groove diame- ter to rope diameter is greater than 70 to 1, which would not be practical with conventional sheave type fair- leads for very large diameter wire rope.

Another feature of the design is the special replaceable groove mate- rial which reduces wire rope wear due to fretting or minor move- ments.

Smith Berger bending shoe fair- leads for long-term mooring are also very economical compared to con- ventional sheave designs.

Smith Berger Marine offers the new fairlead with custom designed mountings for ship, column, or tur- ret mooring applications.

Avondale Wins $52.1-Million Contract

To Jumboize Navy Oilers

Avondale Shipyards, New Or- leans, La., was recently awarded a $52.1-million U.S. Navy contract to jumboize two AO-177 Class fleet oil- ers, the USNS Merrimack (AO-179) and the USNS Willamette (AO- 180).

Under the contract, Avondale will add 108-foot midbodies to the 592- foot-long oilers. The contract in- cludes options for the jumboizing of three additional fleet oilers—the

USNS Monongahela (AO-178),

USNS Cimarron (AO-177) and the

USNS Platte (AO-186). The work is expected to be completed in May 1993.

Versatile Pacific Awarded

Contracts To Drydock

Two Cruise Ships

Versatile Pacific Shipyards Inc. (VPSI) of Vancouver, British Co- lumbia, has been awarded contracts to drydock two cruise ships—the

P & O/Princess's Island Princess and Sitmar Cruises' Fairsea.

At the conclusion of the 1988

Alaskan cruise season, the Island

Princess was drydocked at VPSI's

Vancouver Division for 12 days. The

Fairsea was drydocked at VPSI's

Victoria Division also for 12 days.

For free literature on the facilities and capabilities of Versatile Pacific

Shipyards,

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SAFEGUARD™ Marine Fenders for shipboard application.

Lightweight, high energy absorbing, unsinkable and easy to handle. Designed to fulfill the maritime industry's requirement for compact storage, safety of operation and economy.

Foam-Filled interior for high energy absorption with low reaction forces and tough outer polyurethane elastomer impervious to the elements and highly abrasion-resistant.

InterTrade Sizes shown above (left to right) 3' x 5', 32" x 50", 24" x 36" and 16" x 36". Other types and size available.

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