Hydraulic pipes

[Mac of Cygnet]

The other day I was moored at Buglawton on the Macc, near a converted butty, which had these hydraulic pipes going into its stern post.  What would they be doing, and how?  The boat is called Anne, and is for sale, BTW.

[Chris G]

I think that they feed the hydraulic motor drivng the propeller on the rudder.

[koukouvagia]

Yes there's an hydraulic drive in the rudder.  I have one on Hampton.  See my website for details if you're interested.

 

https://www.buttyhampton.com/undercloth-conversion-2005

 

eta: Mind you, it does confuse some.  Mine's been mistaken for power steering and brakes?

Edited April 27, 2018 by koukouvagia

[Ray T]

Birdswood on the Cromford Canal also has hydraulic drive.

[Boater Sam]

Hydraulic ellum, steers like an outboard, fabulous.

[Mac of Cygnet]

Thanks for the answers.  I thought it may be a prop on the rudder, but I'd never heard of such an arrangement.

[Bee]

I was on 'Aster' last weekend, Aster is a wooden Peniche that is being fitted with a lot of new wood, and believe me there is an awful lot of wood in a 39m x 5m boat, its drive system was interesting, prop shaft goes straight out of the sternpost, that is followed by a universal joint then the shaft is fixed to the barn door of a rudder then the prop is stuck on the end, I've no idea what sort of angles can be achieved when you steer the thing but it could be done on a butty I s'pose (I don't want to be the one to try it though!)  Oh, it also had a bow rudder as well at one time, must have been a handful to steer.