3/C MENDEZ PAUL ADRIAN V.

MAY 11 2020
S2 BRAVO MARINE ENGINEERING
AUXILIARY MACHINERY 2

Enclosed hunting gear 

The handwheel (Figure 9.13) for local control has a bevel gear which engages with a similar
wheel on the screwed shaft, when a catch (detent) is lifted and the handwheel is pushed in. The
screw shaft is normally turned to the required position, by a split field electric motor.

The light construction of the combined control and hunting gears is possible because the forces
concerned are moderate. The self-contained unit is self-lubricating, and contained in an oil-tight
case. Steering gear pump output and therefore rudder movement, is controlled by a floating
lever, one end of which is moved by the control motor (or telemotor), the other end by the
movement of the tiller.

A rod attached to its mid-point and to the pump control lever, puts the pump on stroke, in
response to movement of the floating lever by the control motor or telemotor. As the tiller
moves, the cut-off linkage acts to counteract the movement and brings the gear to rest by
restoring the pump control lever to the no-stroke position. Spring links, suitably disposed,
obviate over-stressing of the mechanism.

The end of the floating lever connected to the remote control mechanism, is attached to a block
which moves along the screw shaft when the latter is rotated by the control motor or by the local
control handwheel. Stroke is restricted by stop collars. Detailed