The Motor Ship Mount Washington

AltnBay · 03-04-2010, 12:56 PM

I found this on the 'Mounts' facebook page under captians blog #3. Hope this helps. Again this is from there blog site."Many are asking about the new engines specifics. Well, quite simply they are C-32 CATS, 12 cylinders each with a horsepower rating of 750hp at 1800 rpms. We will have a ZF Mathers 4:1 reduction gear to bring the rpms down to 450. The control systems will be ZF Mathers as well. In addition we will be installing shaft brakes for the first time on this vessel. This will quicken our stopping time in emergency situations. But don’t think we can stop on a dime from full speed ahead. It will still take us about a ¼ mile to stop the ship from full speed ahead. What these shaft brakes will do is give us better response time in docking and departure maneuvers."

03-04-2010, 12:56 PM	#10
AltnBay Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Alton Bay East Side Posts: 15 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Mounts engines I found this on the 'Mounts' facebook page under captians blog #3. Hope this helps. Again this is from there blog site."Many are asking about the new engines specifics. Well, quite simply they are C-32 CATS, 12 cylinders each with a horsepower rating of 750hp at 1800 rpms. We will have a ZF Mathers 4:1 reduction gear to bring the rpms down to 450. The control systems will be ZF Mathers as well. In addition we will be installing shaft brakes for the first time on this vessel. This will quicken our stopping time in emergency situations. But don’t think we can stop on a dime from full speed ahead. It will still take us about a ¼ mile to stop the ship from full speed ahead. What these shaft brakes will do is give us better response time in docking and departure maneuvers."