Ships – Steering mechanism – Remote control steering excluding manual operation
Patent
1984-04-10
1984-12-11
Blix, Trygve M.
Ships
Steering mechanism
Remote control steering excluding manual operation
114147, 440 6, 440900, B63H 2542
Patent
active
044871490
ABSTRACT:
A steering thruster for a vessel includes an oil-filled reversible submergible motor driving a reversible-thrust screw. The motor is mounted on a bracket structure at the stern of the vessel and is preferably suspended from a swim platform on the vessel transom. Power for operating the motor is derived from an on-board A.C. generator through an electrical control box which may be mounted on or near the transom and a manual operating switch which may be located in the vessel cockpit or the like. The thruster assembly, may be readily mounted without having to form holes through the hull of the vessel and without having to pull the vessel from the water. The steering package, comprising the thruster assembly, electrical control box and switch provides a convenient, moderate-cost accessory for enhancing the steering characteristics of vessels of up to about 75 feet in length.
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Avila Stephen P.
Blix Trygve M.
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