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      <title>PROPELLER DEVICE</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A special sealing arrangement makes it possible to remove the propeller in the water, after which it is swung free from the ship and hoisted to the surface for repair.  The method eliminates costly and time consuming docking procedures.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 1977 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>PILGRIM'S PROGRESS WITH THEIR KEYLESS PROPELLER FITTING SYSTEM</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A keyless propeller fitting system is described, which at the present time is in operation on more than 100 ships of varying types.  By using this system, surface damage to the propeller shaft, such as galling or frettage, has been greatly reduced, and this is due to the unique feature of the system which employs a sleeve of pearlitic cast iron permanently secured into the propeller boss.  Several advantages of this system are given, and the sequence of operations for fitting a keyless propeller are also described.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 1975 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>SHIP'S PROPELLERS MOUNTED WITHOUT KEYS</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The fitting of a keyless propeller using the method developed by SKF involves expanding the propeller bore with oil under pressure and allowing it to shrink into position on the shaft, the degree of interference being sufficient to provide a positive drive.  Because there is no keyway, stress concentration is reduced, the operational life is longer, and inspection is required less frequently.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 1973 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>NEW SYSTEM SPEEDS REMOVAL OF TAILSHAFTS</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Direct labor requirements for removal and replacement of shafts, propellers and rudders on U.S. Navy ships at the Long Beach, Calif., Naval Shipyard have been reduced some 80 percent by the use of a new rigging technique.  The Elpar Mobile Precision System, operated in the drydock, consists of two high-platform trucks, and a pallet which is symmetrically constructed and allows truck platform entry from any of four sides.  The pallet's 120 in. square horizontal surface is divided into identical halves.  Each section has a movable plane that occupies 1/8 of the total horizontal surface.  Each section and plane may be controlled individually or in unison.  Control is left-right and/or forward-reverse.  Two telescoping uprights attached to each section lift the pallet.  A hydraulic cylinder inside the upright provides vertical movements to the mounting plate, on which interchangeable component-carrying arms are attached.  Details are given for the trucks, and the procedures used in removing propellers, shafts and rudders are described.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 1971 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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