Water-Lubricated Shaft Reliability
Proven in Cruising


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"Water-Lubricated Shaft Reliability Proven in Cruising" article from Ship & Offshore Magazine - March 2018

Thordon has equipped 46 ocean-going cruise vessels with our COMPAC water-lubricated propeller shaft bearings, the first ones being installed in 1998.

During their years of continuous service, neither of the two cruise ships, nor any other cruise ship operating with Thordon’s water-lubricated propeller shaft bearing systems, have experienced downtime, cancellations or changes to cruise itineraries due to propeller shaft bearing or seal failure.

Find out why Thordon's COMPAC system is making waves in the industry!

  • COMPAC is proven to last!  We have references on 550+ commercial vessels that use seawater lubricated shaftlines
  • Substantially Lower Operating Cost than an Oil System
  • Zero Environmental Impact – no oil leakage headaches!
  • No Aft Seal Emergencies
  • Guaranteed Compliance
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Disney Magic

COMPAC bearings

Thordon COMPAC bearings

Grand Princess Cruise

Grand Princess


“It's a No Brainer! A seawater lubricated shaft means there is less to worry about.”


– Andy Wright, Fleet Operations Director | Technical Operations,
Holland America Group | Serving Princess Cruises

Propeller Shaft Bearing

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COMPAC

Thordon COMPAC is a high performance water lubricated bearing system primarily for “blue water” operating conditions. Specially formulated with a low coefficient of friction to reduce startup friction and eliminate stick-slip,

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Shaft Coating

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ThorShield 

Thordon's ThorShield propeller shaft coating system provides corrosion protection against seawater. This toughened, 2-part epoxy coating is up to nine times more flexible than existing shaft coating products.

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Water Quality Package

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Water Quality Package

Thordon Water Quality Package is designed to supply seawater to the propeller shaft bearings for lubrication and cooling while condition the seawater by removing suspended solids.

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Shaft Seals

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SeaThigor

The Thordon SeaThigor Seal is a mechanical face seal for 300mm (11.8") to 750mm (29.5") water lubricated propeller shafts found in yachts, cruise ships, merchant ships and naval vessels. The SeaThigor has evolved from a design first tested in 2003 and improved during the next decade.

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Documents

Technical Papers

References

Class Society Requirements For Extended Shaft Withdrawals

Design

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The final (fully finished) sizing of a Thordon elastomer or ThorPlas bearing can be determined by using the Thordon Bearing Sizing Calculation Program.

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