Stern tubesizes

The watertight tube enclosing and supporting the propeller shaft. It consists of a cast-iron or casted steel cylinder fitted with bearing surface within which the propeller shaft, enclosed in a sleeve, rotates. The sterntube is installed from aft and bolted to the stern frame boss. It can be press-fitted or installed with epoxy resin.

Stern tubediagram

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