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DECK MACHINERY & CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT REVIEW ifications to power different crane configurations.

Loeffler Corp.

Marine hardware manufacturer

Loeffler Corp. has added a deck drain, formerly manufactured by the Desanno Co., to its product line. The flange-mounted drain is designed for use with non-metallic decks and is held in place with screws, rather than welding.

These deck drains are available with or without traps or valves, and can be used with either 1.5 or 2-in. drain lines.

McElroy Machine

McElroy engineers and manufac- tures deck machinery for applica- tion on vessels ranging from crew- boats to oil carriers. Recent con- struction in the oil and gas ind try has spurred McElroy's new 1 of OSV windlasses and jack- boat hose reels.

Skookum

Blocks and rigging manufacture

Skookum has added the 20-in., 3i ton BCM fullsided trawl block 1 its product line.

The new block has been designe with a fully enclosed shroudei sheave to eliminate wire rope cut ting and fouling.

The block is constructed of galva- nized steel and features pressure lubrication at all critical areas. In addition to the new block, the

BCM trawl block line is also avail- able in six, 12, 16, 18 and 20-in. blocks.

Jeamar Winches Inc.

Jeamar Winches has introduced a new line of air tuggers, designed for heavy duty continuous opera- tion under rugged conditions. The new air tuggers can reportedly be mounted in any position and offer options such as grooved drums and automatic braking. The prod- uct line is available with 550 to 4,000 lb. line pull.

Markey Machinery Co., Inc.

Markey Machinery, producer of custom deck equipment for work- boat and research vessels, offers a line of products including two winches, capstans, research winches, windlasses, mooring winches, traction winches and hawser winches.

Recent activities at the company include the installation of equip- ment aboard AGOR research ves- sels Revelle, Atlantis and Ron

Brouin; and sales of deep-sea research winches to the Chilean

Navy vessel Vidal Gomez and to

Harbor Branch Oceanographic

Institute.

HATLAPA

HATLAPA Utersener

Maschinenfabrik GmbH has sup- plied the deck machinery for Royal

Schelde-built ferry HSV Captain

George.

The equipment consists of two hydraulically-driven rope anchor winches with two fairleads and two capstans.

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