Unusual Drives
 

Ok, we are all familiar with inboards, I/Os, and outboards. Most of us have
seen a stern wheeler or a side wheeler or a picture of one, but what else is
there?

I have run a cross refferences to a steam jet outboard. Haven't seen one or
even read a review of one yet, but it sure sounds interesting.

There is another I/O drive that looks interesting. Looks like a ball joing
or soemthing like that where it comes out of the transom and it sticks way
back behind the behing unlike the usual I/O that looks like the lower half
of an outboard. I guess its more of an inboard application that turns
instead of using a rudder.

Anyway. Iwas curious what kinds of unusual drives there were ot there.


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"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
...
Ok, we are all familiar with inboards, I/Os, and outboards. Most of us
have
seen a stern wheeler or a side wheeler or a picture of one, but what else
is
there?

I have run a cross refferences to a steam jet outboard. Haven't seen one
or
even read a review of one yet, but it sure sounds interesting.

There is another I/O drive that looks interesting. Looks like a ball
joing
or soemthing like that where it comes out of the transom and it sticks way
back behind the behing unlike the usual I/O that looks like the lower half
of an outboard. I guess its more of an inboard application that turns
instead of using a rudder.

Anyway. Iwas curious what kinds of unusual drives there were ot there.

Volvo Penta IPS. It's like an outdrive on an I/O, but it comes out the
*bottom* of the boat...and the duo-prop is in front of the skeg and lower
unit.

See:
http://www.ybw.com/auto/newsdesk/200...42mbynews.html

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
NOYB wrote:
"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
...

Ok, we are all familiar with inboards, I/Os, and outboards. Most of us
have
seen a stern wheeler or a side wheeler or a picture of one, but what else
is
there?

I have run a cross refferences to a steam jet outboard. Haven't seen one
or
even read a review of one yet, but it sure sounds interesting.

There is another I/O drive that looks interesting. Looks like a ball
joing
or soemthing like that where it comes out of the transom and it sticks
way
back behind the behing unlike the usual I/O that looks like the lower
half
of an outboard. I guess its more of an inboard application that turns
instead of using a rudder.

Anyway. Iwas curious what kinds of unusual drives there were ot there.


Volvo Penta IPS. It's like an outdrive on an I/O, but it comes out the
*bottom* of the boat...and the duo-prop is in front of the skeg and lower
unit.

See:
http://www.ybw.com/auto/newsdesk/200...42mbynews.html

The perfect set up for fishing shallows where there are shell banks or
coral reef outcroppings....

I thought the same thing. I boat in the Land of the Scraped Outdrive Skeg.

Bob La Londe wrote:
Ok, we are all familiar with inboards, I/Os, and outboards. Most of us have
seen a stern wheeler or a side wheeler or a picture of one, but what else is
there?

I have run a cross refferences to a steam jet outboard. Haven't seen one or
even read a review of one yet, but it sure sounds interesting.

There is another I/O drive that looks interesting. Looks like a ball joing
or soemthing like that where it comes out of the transom and it sticks way
back behind the behing unlike the usual I/O that looks like the lower half
of an outboard. I guess its more of an inboard application that turns
instead of using a rudder.

Anyway. Iwas curious what kinds of unusual drives there were ot there.



http://www.twindisc.com/products_pag...ace_drives.htm

http://www.powervent.com/main.html

http://www.seafury.com/design_build.html

....and the Penn Yan Tunnel Drive... & others...

Rob

trainfan1 wrote:
Bob La Londe wrote:

Ok, we are all familiar with inboards, I/Os, and outboards. Most of
us have
seen a stern wheeler or a side wheeler or a picture of one, but what
else is
there?

I have run a cross refferences to a steam jet outboard. Haven't seen
one or
even read a review of one yet, but it sure sounds interesting.

There is another I/O drive that looks interesting. Looks like a ball
joing
or soemthing like that where it comes out of the transom and it sticks
way
back behind the behing unlike the usual I/O that looks like the lower
half
of an outboard. I guess its more of an inboard application that turns
instead of using a rudder.

Anyway. Iwas curious what kinds of unusual drives there were ot there.



http://www.twindisc.com/products_pag...ace_drives.htm

http://www.powervent.com/main.html

http://www.seafury.com/design_build.html

...and the Penn Yan Tunnel Drive... & others...

Rob

Azipod

Terry K

In certain areas where boaters are dealing with very shallow water the lower
unit and prop on an outboard is replaced with a water jet kit.

Don Dando


"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
...
Ok, we are all familiar with inboards, I/Os, and outboards. Most of us
have
seen a stern wheeler or a side wheeler or a picture of one, but what else
is
there?

I have run a cross refferences to a steam jet outboard. Haven't seen one
or
even read a review of one yet, but it sure sounds interesting.

There is another I/O drive that looks interesting. Looks like a ball
joing
or soemthing like that where it comes out of the transom and it sticks way
back behind the behing unlike the usual I/O that looks like the lower half
of an outboard. I guess its more of an inboard application that turns
instead of using a rudder.

Anyway. Iwas curious what kinds of unusual drives there were ot there.


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** Public Fishing and Boating Forums
** www.YumaBassMan.com

In certain areas where boaters are dealing with very shallow water the lower
unit and prop on an outboard is replaced with a water jet kit.



I saw a lot of those in Alaska but they said it had more to do with rocks than
shallow water.
They don't have a lot mud or sand there. the beaches are poker chip to saucer
sized black rocks.

On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 02:00:44 -0400, Terry Spragg
wrote:


...and the Penn Yan Tunnel Drive... & others...

Rob

Azipod

Terry K

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Arneson Surface Drives

Saw them on a 50 something express cruiser and they look awesome.

http://www.twindisc.com/products_pag...ace_drives.htm

"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
...
Ok, we are all familiar with inboards, I/Os, and outboards. Most of us
have
seen a stern wheeler or a side wheeler or a picture of one, but what else
is
there?

I have run a cross refferences to a steam jet outboard. Haven't seen one
or
even read a review of one yet, but it sure sounds interesting.

There is another I/O drive that looks interesting. Looks like a ball
joing
or soemthing like that where it comes out of the transom and it sticks way
back behind the behing unlike the usual I/O that looks like the lower half
of an outboard. I guess its more of an inboard application that turns
instead of using a rudder.

That would be a surface drive...like the one seen
here...http://home.columbus.rr.com/ckg/

The above one is straight ( or no-drop)...they come in different "drops".

There are also Jet (pump) drives, and v-drives. (The latter technically an
"inboard")

--
-Netsock

"It's just about going fast...that's all..."
http://home.columbus.rr.com/ckg/

Around 1/23/2005 5:19 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:

Ok, we are all familiar with inboards, I/Os, and outboards. Most of us have
seen a stern wheeler or a side wheeler or a picture of one, but what else is
there?
snip
Anyway. Iwas curious what kinds of unusual drives there were ot there.

The Voith Schneider cycloidal propulsion system. AKA the "tractor"
drive, it is capable of producing full thrust in any direction. As
featured on one of my favorite Puget Sound tugs, the Garth Foss. (I like
the name!) :)

You haven't seen anything special until you've seen how a couple of
these drives and 8,000 HP can make a 138 foot, 460 ton tug literally
dance on the water as it maneuvers.

http://www.voithturbo.de/vt_en_pua_m...spropeller.htm


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