How a Thordon COMPAC Stern Tube Bearing Works

[Squarerig]

Well,I'll be jiggered!NO stern gland?

[Greendolphin2011]

Bronze liners are used in way of the bearings with a shaft coating to cover any exposed steel between the liners. The Thordon Bearings website explains the system, seems there are already lots of companies using this system with no trouble.

[kidthing1119]

wouldnt the sea water cause corrosion and growth on the shaft?

[Greendolphin2011]

@kidthing1119

Bronze liners are used in way of the bearings with a shaft coating to cover any exposed steal between the liners. This link from the Thordon Bearings website explains the system, seems there are already lots of companies using this system with no trouble.

[KYRM09]

@kidthing1119 they use corrosion resistant material stainless steel for example. or coat the shaft is something to protect it

[wj4710]

@kidthing1119 read the text: it is conditioned seawater so the shaft will not rust.

[ThordonBearings]

@wj4710 Conditioned seawater means only that suspended solids (>80 microns or 0.003") are removed. This has no impact on preventing rust. The shaft must be protected from corroison effects of salt water. Thordon has Thor-Coat 2 part epoxy shaft coating to protect shaft between liners and typically bearings run against bronze shaft liners.

[gtasanandreascantmod]

SUPER :D

[gtasanandreascantmod]

:D

[RCFlyingBoy2009]

whoah