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Pitch Control Units

Pitch control units, which are installed aft of a standard reduction gearbox, control the pitch of the blades of a variable pitch propeller.

The first units manufactured by Hundested in 1929 included a mechanical hand driven wheel that changed the blade pitch.

Hundested produces two types of pitch control units – fully reversible electrically activated (FR-ELC) and fully reversable hydraulically activated (FR-HP).  The pitch can move all the way from astern and fully reverse to sailing position or full forward.

Hundested can also supply a system (FR-HFC) with an O.D. box built on to an existing reduction gearbox without built in pitch control.  Hundested pitch control units are installed on superyachts as well as fishing vessels and ferries.

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    VESSEL INFORMATION

    Vessel Make and Model (required)

    Length Overall (LOA) (required)

    Vessel Width/Beam (recommended)

    Maximum propeller diameter that will fit (required)
    Dimension from center line of shaft to hull. Minimum of 10% tip clearance to the bottom of the vessel is required.

    Maximum shaft outer diameter (OD) possible (required)
    Shaft must increase diameter by at least 30% to accomodate PP rod.

    ENGINE INFORMATION

    Number of Engines (required)

    Engine Manufacturer (required)

    Model Number (required)

    Engine hp/kW (required)

    Max Rated RPM (required)

    Existing Gearbox Type (recommended)

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    Forward Gear Ratio (required)

    Shaft Length (required)

    FOR NEW BUILDS AND REFITS

    What type of Hundested system are you interested in?

    Pitch Control UnitsCP GearboxesThrustersCP Propellers

    FOR PARTS OR SERVICE ON A HUNDESTED SYSTEM

    Please provide the Manufacturing Number, a 4 digit number found in the manual and stamped on a plate on the pitch control unit and stamped on the hub.

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