Marine Stern Tubes for Stern Gear Assemblies
Teignbridge Propellers design and manufacture various Stern Tubes for use in Sterngear assemblies. As well as providing standard designs, Teignbridge stern tubes can be made and supplied to any specification, from any material, for any vessel.
Standard Stern Tubes
Information on Teignbridge’s most popular standard stern tubes.
| Application | Steel Vessels |
| Method of Fixing | Welded or bolted as required. Can also be supplied with struts for hull attachment where required. |
| Bearing Materials | Aqualube bearing as standard but other types can be supplied. |
| Seal Type | Flanged stuffing box gland / bearing as standard but other types of seal can be supplied. |
| Comments | Thousands of installations supplied worldwide by Teignbridge over a 40 year period; Aqualube water lubricated bearings helps to cushion vibration loadsand provides excellent bearing life; All raw material is of high quality and fully certifiable by all major Clasification societies; All design work done in house ensuring quality control; |
| Application | Wooden and GRP hulls such as fishing boats, cargo dhows, passenger ferries and sailing vessels. |
| Method of Fixing | Usually with bronze coachscrews. |
| Bearing Materials | Aqualube bearing as standard but other types can be supplied. |
| Seal Type | Flanged stuffing box gland / bearing as standard but other types of seal can be supplied. |
| Comments | Thousands of installations supplied worldwide by Teignbridge over a 40 year period;
Aqualube water lubricated bearings helps to cushion vibration loadsand provides excellent bearing life; All raw material is of high quality and fully certifiable by all major Clasification societies; All design work done in house ensuring quality control; |
| Application | GRP vessels |
| Method of Fixing | Usually laminated in place |
| Bearing Materials | Aqualube bearing as standard but other types can be supplied. |
| Seal Type | TBC |
| Comments | Thousands of installations supplied worldwide by Teignbridge over a 40 year period;
Aqualube water lubricated bearings helps to cushion vibration loadsand provides excellent bearing life; All raw material is of high quality and fully certifiable by all major Clasification societies; All design work done in house ensuring quality control; |
| Application | Aluminium Vessels |
| Method of Fixing | Welded or bolted as required. Can also be supplied with struts for hull attachment where required. |
| Bearing Materials | Aqualube bearing as standard but other types can be supplied. |
| Seal Type | Flanged stuffing box gland / bearing as standard but other types of seal can be supplied. |
| Comments | Thousands of installations supplied worldwide by Teignbridge over a 40 year period; Aqualube water lubricated bearings helps to cushion vibration loadsand provides excellent bearing life; All raw material is of high quality and fully certifiable by all major Clasification societies; All design work done in house ensuring quality control; |