DrivecategoryA
vailabletypes
Suitable
ACU
*Max
output
T
ype2(forvessels
withamaximum
displacementof
22,000Kg)
ACU-40030A
Mechanicalhydrauliclineardrives
Designedforlargermechanically-steeredvessels
over20
,000kg,hydrauliclineardrivesconsistof
areversingpump,reservoirandhydraulicram.
Ahydrauliclineardriveunitconnectstothe
rudderstockviaanindependenttillerarm.
Accessoryfittingsfromyoursteeringsystem
manufacturermayberequired.Thevessel’s
steeringsystemmustbecapableofbeing
back-drivenfromtherudder.
Correctdriveselectiondependsonthemaximum
displacementofyourvessel.Additionally,both
thevessel’sfittingstructureandthetillerarm(or
rudderquadrant)mustbeabletocopewiththe
peaklevelsofthrustgeneratedbythehydraulic
lineardrive.Forpeakthrustdata,refertothe
technicalspecificationsectionoftheHydraulic
LinearDriveinstallationinstructions.
Type3(forvessels
withamaximum
displacementof
35,000Kg)
ACU-40030A
Type1(forvessels
withamaximum
displacementof
11,000Kg)
ACU-200
15A
Type2Short
(forvesselswith
amaximum
displacementof
15,000Kg)
ACU-40030A
Mechanicallineardrives
Usedinsailingvessels,themechanicallinear
drivemovestherudderdirectlybypushingthe
tillerarmorarudderquadrant.
Correctdriveselectiondependsonthemaximum
displacementofyourvessel.
T
ype2Long
(forvesselswith
amaximum
displacementof
20,000Kg)
ACU-40030A
Type1(forvessels
withamaximum
displacementof
11,000Kg)
ACU-200
15A
Mechanicalrotarydrives
Designedforpowerandsailingvesselsystems
thatcanbedrivenfromthehelmpositionthrough
achainandsprock
ete.g.cableandrod.
Optionaldrivesprocketsandmodificationtothe
steeringchainmayberequired.
Correctdriveselectiondependsonthemaximum
displacementofyourvessel.
Type2(forvessels
withamaximum
displacementof
20,000Kg)
ACU-40030A
Universalsterndrive
Forusewithinboard/outboard(I/O)vesselswith
cablepower-assistedsteering.
A
CU-200
15A
Wheeldrive—P ower(SportDrive)
Designedforsmallerpowervesselsfeaturinga
steeringsystemthatcanbedrivendirectlyfrom
thehelmposition.
Power(for
mechanically
steeredvessels
withamaximum
displacement
of2,000Kg),
orhydraulically
steeredvessels
withamaximum
displacementof
3,181Kg)
ACU-200
15A
Productandsystemoverview
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