Lewmar Limited

Andrew Michael Matthews

Nigel Christopher Smith

Philip David Roberts

A thruster assembly is provided for a marine vessel, the assembly having a propeller unit (), a motor () and a drive shaft () linking the motor () with the propeller unit () to drive the propeller unit (). The drive shaft () is foldable and defines a drive path between the motor () and the propeller unit (). A housing () locates the propeller unit () in a storage configuration. The motor () is fixed with respect to the housing (), the housing () being adapted to be fixed with respect to an opening in a hull () of the marine vessel. An actuator () is operable to move the propeller unit () from the storage configuration to a deployment configuration in a direction from inboard to outboard, the propeller unit () being extended from the hull () for use in the deployment configuration. The propeller unit () is supported by a support assembly () which is pivotable relative to the housing () about a pivot axis (A).

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Petersfield, United Kingdom

Andrew Michael Matthews