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Stern Drive System manufacturer Kon- rad Marine of Hudson, Wis., has enjoyed global success supplying a number of foreign navies and security forces, from the Hellenic Navy to the Norwegian Po- lice to the Canadian Coast Guard. Two recent example of success includes in- stallations of a Konrad 540 on a Hong

Kong Police vessel, and a Konrad 520 on a Panama Patrol boat. On the former, the

Hong Kong Police Cougartek 1500 po- lice boat is a 47.8 x 9.5 ft., 17,172 pound vessel boasting three Konrad 540 Stern drives powered each by a 550 hp gas en- gine through Huber HM1200 marine gears. The interceptor carries a crew of five plus three passengers to speeds of 60 knots. On the latter, Konrad supplied its

Konrad 520 for a Panama Canal Author- ity patrol vessels, a 29 x 10 ft. boat able to carry 15 passengers and designed for 2,000 hours of service per year. The 8,500 pound boat is powered by a pair of 260-hp Yanmar diesel engines driving the two Konrad 520 units through HM 925 gears to 40 knots. www.konradmarine.com

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Smith Berger Marine, Inc. builds a full range of Shark Jaws for Anchor

Handling Tug Supply vessels. Standard ratings are 100, 200, 350, 500 and 750 metric tons and all units have Quick Release at the rated load.

Smith Berger flexibility allows us to customize our equipment to suit the operating characteristics of your vessel. Third party certification, load tests, release tests and load monitoring systems are available options.

Rely on the 100 year history of Smith Berger to outfit your vessel with our rugged and dependable equipment.

SMITH BERGER MARINE, INC.

OFFERS A COMPLETE LINE OF

SHARK JAWS • TOWING PINS • STERN ROLLERS

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Tel. 206.764.4650 • Toll Free 888.726.1688 • Fax 206.764.4653

E-mail: [email protected] • Web: www.smithberger.com

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Stern Drive System manufacturer

Konrad Marine of Hudson, Wis., has enjoyed global success supplying a number of foreign navies and security forces, including the Hong Kong Po- lice (above).

Comark’s Victory-HD

Large Screen Displays

Comark announced the availability of the Victory-HD Series of large screen displays in 37 and 47-in. sizes. The Vic- tory-HD line is designed to meet a va- riety of commercial and military marine specifications, including IEC 60945, MIL-STD 901D, MIL-STD 167- class 1, type A; MIL-STD-810F; and MIL-STD-461E. The displays are

ECDIS and ECDIS-N compliant.

The Victory-HD line of large screen displays all feature machined alu- minum bezels, conformal coating on all electronics and are available with an in- tegrated computer and touchscreen op- tion. The large screen displays are serviceable from the front and can be either wall or panel mounted. www.comarkcorp.com

Konrad Enjoys Overseas Success with Stern Drives