Sail Drive System

Product catalog summary

Introduction to Sail Drive System
ZF Marine has expanded its marine product range by introducing Sail Drives (ZF SD), leveraging its extensive experience in propulsion systems for sailboats. The Sail Drive system is now available to all engine manufacturers, offering benefits such as excellent hydrodynamic efficiency and ease of installation.

Design Flexibility and Noise Reduction
The Sail Drive system provides boatbuilders with increased design flexibility, allowing the engine to be positioned either facing forward or backward relative to the transmission. It significantly reduces vibration and noise compared to traditional shaft line systems.

Ease of Installation
A key feature of the ZF SD is its ease and safety of installation, requiring no specific settings or alignments.

Technical Specifications
The Sail Drive system is robust and reliable, compatible with a wide range of fixed or foldable propellers, and effective in both forward and reverse motion. It achieves exceptional efficiency by minimizing hydrodynamic resistance and maximizing thrust efficiency through optimal propeller positioning.

Model Variants
Two models are available: the ZF SD 10, rated at 150 Nm (75 hp at 3600 rpm), and the ZF SD 12, rated at 180 Nm (92 hp at 3600 rpm).

Contact Information
For further details, ZF Padova S.r.l. can be contacted at Via Penghe, 48, I - 35030 Caselle di Selvazzano (PD), ITALY. Phone: +39 049 8299 311, Fax: +39 049 8299 550, Website: www.zf.com/marine

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Sail Drive System Marine Propulsion Systems

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Sail Drive The system is robust and reliable, and can be matched with a large range of fixed or foldable propellers, moving the vessel powerfully both in forward and reverse. The exceptional efficiency of the Sail Drive is obtained both through reducing the hydrodynamic resistance of the immersed section of the drive, and maximizing thrust efficiency, through a design that positions the propeller exactly parallel to the moving direction of the hull of the vessel. ZF Marine has now added Sail Drives, (ZF SD) Two different models of the Sail Drive are available: the ZF SD 10 to their already comprehensive...

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Driveline and Chassis Technology 03 75 007 0612 - June 2012 ZF Padova S.r.l. Via Penghe, 48 I - 35030 Caselle di Selvazzano (PD) ITALY Phone +39 049 8299 311 Fax +39 049 8299 550 www.zf.com/marine

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