ConnCruise Posted January 20, 2015 #1 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Fun to watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A1A Posted January 20, 2015 #2 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Very cool! :cool: Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruzeBoozer Posted January 20, 2015 #3 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Sweet thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handy4u Posted January 20, 2015 #4 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-legs Posted January 21, 2015 #5 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Thanks for sharing. Quite informative. Now, we can all relate as to why a drydock session is needed to attend to the (in)famous'' forward radial thrust bearing'' , the most common cause of the perhaps too frequent issues faced by all lines with azipods propulsion. The size of the thing alone is humongous !!:eek: Removing it after it is found to ''wear out prematurely'' is definitely not a ''send the divers down there while we're docked at XYZ'' job....:D I was fortunate to stand fairly close to a replacement job at a local yard some years ago.....we all looked like little ants compared to that huge unit , all jacked up , and looking at the new bearing being hoisted in place... Thanks:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodger1964 Posted January 21, 2015 #6 Share Posted January 21, 2015 do we know what the actual problem was...design, materials, or just wear and tear? cool video! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chitown12562 Posted January 21, 2015 #7 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Thanks for posting the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excitedofharpenden Posted January 21, 2015 #8 Share Posted January 21, 2015 That was great. Thanks. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miched Posted January 21, 2015 #9 Share Posted January 21, 2015 do we know what the actual problem was...design, materials, or just wear and tear? cool video! It could be many things. Seal leak, lub breakdown, contraction and expansion due to heat differentials, prop could be a little out of balance, bad batch of metal used. Something may have been damaged during assembly and wasn't noticed. In auto racing they will occassionally get a bad batch of material that will cause many engines on a race team to fail because of a common part used in all of them. Happy cruising 🌊🚢🇺🇸🌞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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