Hydraulic Marine Systems' Azimuth Style Hydraulic Conversion Kits are designed to cost effectively connect to your existing engine and/or Hydraulic systems to self-propel your Tug/Vessel. Kits are custom tailored to fit your application and needs. Sizes range from 100hp/75kw to 300hp/224kw and can include a complete package or just partial components to complete your existing system. Our Thru-Hull mounted, Azimuth style Thrusters have 3 Steering options including 90° ram cylinder style, 180° gear to gear or 360° continuous azimuth style. available options include Plug-n-Play Pilot House Controls, Hand-held Wireless Radio Remote Controls, Position indicating systems as well as pressure, temperature and propeller speed indicators.
The basic packages include a hydraulic pump, hydraulic reservoir with filtration, an oil cooler, a set of pump controls for the pilot house (with cable harness), a fixed outboard mounting bracket or a Thru-hull mounting bracket and a lower drive assembly (Hydraulic Thruster) with propeller and protective guard.
Click below to view video of an Azimuth style Thru-hull mounted Thruster in action!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4oneCHI3i0
Pricing for the base kits are;
STANDARD KIT
100hp/75kw
Including;
- Fixed outboard mounting Bracket or Thru-Hull mounting bracket
- Standard lower drive housing with 100cc fixed hydraulic motor
- 24” diameter 4-blade Work Horse Propeller
- Propeller Protective Ring Guard
- 55cc Variable piston hydraulic pump With Electronic Control Actuator
- 12/24V Single Section Hydraulic Control Valve
- 50 gallon hydraulic reservoir with return filtration and spin on filter
- Hydraulic Oil Cooler with 12/24V Electric Thermostat Control
- Pre-assembled Thruster Control Panel with Steering and Forward/Reverse Thrust Control Joysticks
- Control Panel wire harness fabricated to customer specified length
INTERMEDIATE KIT
150hp/112kw
Including;
- Fixed outboard mounting Bracket or Thru-Hull mounting bracket
- Standard lower drive housing with 130cc fixed hydraulic motor
- 24” diameter 4-blade Work Horse Propeller
- Propeller Protective Ring Guard
- 75cc Variable piston hydraulic pump With Electronic Control Actuator
- 12/24V Single Section Hydraulic Control Valve
- 70 gallon hydraulic reservoir with return filtration and spin on filter
- Hydraulic Oil Cooler with 12/24V Electric Thermostat Control
- Pre-assembled Thruster Control Panel with Steering and Forward/Reverse Thrust Control Joysticks
- Control Panel wire harness fabricated to customer specified length
HEAVY DUTY KIT
200hp/150kw
Including;
- Fixed outboard mounting Bracket or Thru-Hull mounting bracket
- Standard lower drive housing with 200cc fixed hydraulic motor
- 24” diameter 4-blade Kaplan Propeller
- Matched Stainless Steel ‘HMS’ type Nozzle
- 100cc Variable piston hydraulic pump With Electronic Control Actuator
- 12/24V Single Section Hydraulic Control Valve
- 180° Gear to Gear Steering System with hydraulic Motor
- Hydraulic Planetary Gear Reduction Motor with Hydraulic Brake
- 50 gallon hydraulic reservoir with return filtration and spin on filter
- Hydraulic Oil Cooler with 12/24V Electric Thermostat Control
- Pre-assembled Thruster Control Panel with Steering and Forward/Reverse Thrust Control Joysticks
- Control Panel wire harness fabricated to customer specified length
HEAVY DUTY PLUS KIT
250hp/187kw
Including;
- Fixed outboard mounting Bracket or Thru-Hull mounting bracket
- Standard lower drive housing with 280cc fixed hydraulic motor
- 28” diameter 4-blade Kaplan Propeller
- Matched Stainless Steel ‘HMS’ type Nozzle
- 130cc Variable piston hydraulic pump With Electronic Control Actuator
- 12/24V Single Section Hydraulic Control Valve
- 180° Gear to Gear Steering System with hydraulic Motor
- Hydraulic Planetary Gear Reduction Motor with Hydraulic Brake
- 75 gallon hydraulic reservoir with return filtration and spin on filter
- Water-cooled Hydraulic Oil Heat Exchanger
- Pre-assembled Thruster Control Panel with Steering and Forward/Reverse Thrust Control Joysticks
- Control Panel wire harness fabricated to customer specified length
SUPER DUTY KIT
325hp+/242kw+
Including;
- Fixed outboard mounting Bracket or Thru-Hull mounting bracket
- Standard lower drive housing with 533cc fixed hydraulic motor
- 32” diameter 4-blade Kaplan Propeller
- Matched Stainless Steel ‘HMS’ type Nozzle
- 250cc Variable piston hydraulic pump With Electronic Control Actuator
- 12/24V Single Section Hydraulic Control Valve
- 180° Gear to Gear Steering System with hydraulic Motor
- Hydraulic Planetary Gear Reduction Motor with Hydraulic Brake
- 75 gallon hydraulic reservoir with return filtration and spin on filter
- Water-cooled Hydraulic Oil Heat Exchanger
- Pre-assembled Thruster Control Panel with Steering and Forward/Reverse Thrust Control Joysticks
- Control Panel wire harness fabricated to customer specified length
These are all basic kits. We do have additional options available that can be added to the systems, including Pilot House Electronic Display Panels with graphic position displays, Temperature and pressure indicators, Propeller Speed (rpms) indicators, wireless radio remote control transmitters as well as optional outboard Tilt-able mounting frames that allow the thrusters to be tilted/trimmed up out of the water for maintenance and/or stowage.
Each package can be modified to suit your needs, depending on the application and duty cycle. For instance, if the unit is moving a platform around on the jobsite, the electric cooling fan would be sufficient, but if the unit is going to be in a continuous duty cycle (traveling distances) the system would require additional cooling.
If you already have hydraulics available onboard, we can modify the package to supply only the components you need.
HMS' Kits are custom fabricated to order and typically require 90 days to complete. For additional details, email us or call for a custom quote to fit your needs.
