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Smith Berger Marine offers Seaworthy choices.

Naval Class Fairleads

Berger Fairleads have set the standards for quality and reliability for over 50 years.

Berger Naval Ciass Fairleads are built to the exacting standards of the U.S. Navy and are designed for rugged offshore service.

Mariner Class Balanced Head

Designed and built to the same standards of quality and reliability as the Naval Class but new techniques of fabrication and manufacturing have been applied to provide a cost effective answer to civilian marine industry requirements.

Mariner Class — Double Sheave

Berger quality in twin sheave fairleads for use in applications where the wire rope must be held in the center of the barrel or where directly in- line pulls are expected. All Berger Fairleads use tapered roller bearings throughout.

Customized Towing Equipment

Stern Rollers, Pop up pins, tow pins and other equipment for new construction or retrofit can be custom designed for your vessel. Rugged, simple designs assure long life, low mainte- nance, and ease of operation.

Underwater Fairleads

As a leader in underwater fairlead technology,

Berger offers custom engineering to meet your requirements. Hinged sheave or trunnion type fairleads for all sizes of chain or wire rope are offered with underwater bronze or sealed anti- friction bearings.

Guide Sheaves

A full line of vertical and horizontal guide sheaves for wire ropes up to 5 inch diameter is available with optional bronze or anti-friction bearings. Special wide throat sheaves for Pusher tug lines can be provided.

Static Mooring Fairleads

Smith Berger is the exclusive supplier of the new static mooring fairleads with Monoloy rope or chain grooves designed to provide improved fatigue life of mooring lines on production plat- forms at an economical price.

Effer Marine Cranes

Hydraulic cranes designed for rugged and demanding marine service with capacities from 1 to 40 tons. Knuckleboom, telescopic boom, or fixed boom styles to meet your needs. Warran- teed and serviced by Smith Berger Marine.

Roller Fairleads

Berger Roller Fairleads are available in two, three or four roller versions for all rope sizes.

Hardened steel rollers with bronze bearings are mounted on stainless steel shafts. Button head fairleads are also available.

Call us to put Smith Berger Innovation to work for you.

Smith Berger Marine, Inc. 516 South Chicago St., Seattle, WA 98108

TELEX: 32-8912 FAX: 206-764-4653 (206) 764-4650

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