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A Z-drive is a type of marine propulsion unit. Specifically, it is an azimuth thruster. The pod can rotate 360 degrees allowing for rapid changes in thrust direction and thus vessel direction. This eliminates the need for a conventional rudder.
Thrustmaster’s hydraulic azimuthing Z-drive thrusters are especially suitable for fleet boats. A hydraulic Z-drive consists of a high-thrust, fixed pitch propeller on a husky propeller shaft directly coupled to Thrustmaster’s exclusive podded hydraulic motor.
18 kwi 2019 · The Z-Drive offers increased performance and is particularly suitable for fast boats with a planing hull. It is also the most commonly used propulsion system on boats from 6 to 12 m long such as runabouts, dinghies, small cabin cruisers and even the largest semi-rigid or open hulls.
Thrustmaster builds a complete line of Z-Drive azimuthing thrusters from 500 HP to 8,000 HP for the inland towboat industry specifically designed to endure the demanding conditions when operating in brown water.
21 wrz 2024 · Inland shipbuilders Jeffboat and Aquamaster-Rauma, Ltd. have formed a cooperative R&D program to design a state-of-the-art river towboat utilizing Z-drive propulsion. Model testing,...
Recent orders received include two 2,000- hp Z-Drives for McTay Shipyards in the U.K., to be installed in a coastal tug; two 1,000-hp Z-Drives for a ferry being constructed at Eglo Shipyard...
14 paź 2014 · ZF Marine – or more specifically ZF Marine Krimpen b.v., the commercial thruster manufacturer – is poised to profit as it builds an impressive list of inland towboat companies enjoying the...
