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Forum: Multihull Sailboats

20-07-2019, 09:02

Replies: 19

Single Diesel Driving Twin Hydraulic Props

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Posted By a64pilot

Re: Single Diesel Driving Twin Hydraulic Props

To put those numbers that sound horrible into perspective, a good Diesel engine is between 30% and 35% percent efficient, so a drop from 30 to 21 isn’t as bad as it sounds at first

Forum: Multihull Sailboats

20-07-2019, 08:14

Replies: 19

Single Diesel Driving Twin Hydraulic Props

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Posted By a64pilot

Re: Single Diesel Driving Twin Hydraulic Props

Many earth moving pieces of equipment, farm equipment and now even zero turn lawnmowers use hydrostatic transmissions, which is really just a fancy way of saying hydraulic.
However I believe the...

Forum: Multihull Sailboats

05-07-2019, 08:32

Replies: 19

Single Diesel Driving Twin Hydraulic Props

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Posted By a64pilot

Re: Single Diesel Driving Twin Hydraulic Props

The only reason you would want to do this is if there is benefit in placing the engine in a location that isn’t conducive to running a drive line, other wise direct drive is real tough to beat.
Some...

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