On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 11:35:41 -0400, HK wrote:

Chuck Gould wrote:
On Aug 28, 7:42?am, HK wrote:
Chuck Gould wrote:
On Aug 28, 3:25?am, HK wrote:
Chuck Gould wrote:
Grand Banks Yachts today announced plans to release an
extraordinary new addition
The two-stateroom 41EU will be the first Grand Banks to utilize the
Zeus Propulsion System from
Cummins MerCruiser Diesel, a revolutionary new propulsion system
launched in 2006.
Wow...reposting of an entire commercial PR release. Is this that idiotic
forward facing prop system?
Relax, Harry.
This doesn't concern you- it's something that people who actually use
a boat or may be buying an inboard boat in the future might find
interesting.
No, it has nothing to do with the Volvo IPS system. (Which is far from
idiotic). Zeus drives face aft. They incorporate counter rotating
props, and each of the two pods can be vectored independently.
That's the plastic boat I want, the one with two huge chunks of metal
full of gears and complicated machinery hanging down from the bottom,
where you can't see any part of it. Now, on a steel-hulled displacement
boat built to commercial standards, and where divers and competent
maintenance is available at shipyards, and where money is no real
object, well, maybe.

It's one thing to ding the bottom or even a reef with a standard
inboard...you might get get away unscathed, or you might damage a prop
blade or, well, sure, worse things can happen. But the kinds of repair
bills "Zeus" will enable...whoooo-hoooooo.- Hide quoted text -

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I know you're not really familiar with the architecture of anything
larger than your fishing skiff, but if you would read before you react
you would learn from the press release that the props and pods are
protected in two different ways. First, there is a skeg on each that
should prevent serious damage from a soft grounding. Second, pods
mount in prop tunnels, additionally reducing the amount of exposed
surface.


Yeah, Chuck, I know. I looked at a number of renderings and schematics
of "Zeus." Your problem here is that you actually believe these news
releases.

Let's see...believe a news release or believe Harry. Hard choice....
especially given Harry's tremendous experience.
--
John H