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A89 Hydraulic drive

Showing engine 'back-to-front' for ease of maintenance.  Also lack of prop shaft due to hydraulic drive
01/02/1990A89AOA 523 views

Bernard Upton fitted a Farryman 12hp and hydraulic drive to a 2 bladed folding propellor.
He also put hydraulic rams on the keel hoists.

A89 (3) Date unknown Stbd keel cylinderA89 (3) Date unknown Stbd keel cylinderA89 (3) Date unknown Stbd keel cylinder
Farryman 12 hp diesel engine with hydaulic propulsion unitFarryman 12 hp diesel engine with hydaulic propulsion unitFarryman 12 hp diesel engine with hydaulic propulsion unit
Showing engine 'back-to-front' for ease of maintenance. Also lack of prop shaft due to hydraulic driveShowing engine ‘back-to-front’ for ease of maintenance. Also lack of prop shaft due to hydraulic driveShowing engine 'back-to-front' for ease of maintenance. Also lack of prop shaft due to hydraulic drive
Hydraulic drive unit on aft bulkhead beneath the whipstaff. Note the two hydraulic cylinders for keel liftingHydraulic drive unit on aft bulkhead beneath the whipstaff. Note the two hydraulic cylinders for keel liftingHydraulic drive unit on aft bulkhead beneath the whipstaff. Note the two hydraulic cylinders for keel lifting

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