As far as I know there has never been a full size sub that utilized a bow thruster, but then again I know of
no full size sub that sailed in a canal or swimming pool or local duck pond.
For many of us here in the UK getting a large sub around a small pool is quite a problem.
With that in mind I put a bow thruster in the Typhoon I built for a friend but you can't buy a suitable device
over the counter so, here is a simple to make idea for a unit to do the job. The only challenging bit is getting the gears in mesh and then locking everything up. To achive this one bevel gear is locked onto the drive shaft and the other freewheels, this keeps the drive gear in mesh and takes care of any side thrust.
Again one prop is locked onto the shaft and the other screwed in until mesh is achieved and locked into position with a grubscrew. I hope this appeals to some of you and you might have a go but as before
my designs are subject to copyright and I would not like to think that commerce would take advantage
of designs I give freely to fellow submariners.
no full size sub that sailed in a canal or swimming pool or local duck pond.
For many of us here in the UK getting a large sub around a small pool is quite a problem.
With that in mind I put a bow thruster in the Typhoon I built for a friend but you can't buy a suitable device
over the counter so, here is a simple to make idea for a unit to do the job. The only challenging bit is getting the gears in mesh and then locking everything up. To achive this one bevel gear is locked onto the drive shaft and the other freewheels, this keeps the drive gear in mesh and takes care of any side thrust.
Again one prop is locked onto the shaft and the other screwed in until mesh is achieved and locked into position with a grubscrew. I hope this appeals to some of you and you might have a go but as before
my designs are subject to copyright and I would not like to think that commerce would take advantage
of designs I give freely to fellow submariners.
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