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- Page 1 HUMPHREE ® INSTALLATION DRAWING SU553 / SU563, CHOCKFAST 021564-K17_INST_DRAW_SU553_SU563_CHOCKFAST_ENG_20220127.dft 021564 STABILIZING FINS 021564 K17 1 OF 24...
- Page 2 NOTES: WARNING! THE HULL REINFORCMENT MUST BE SOLIDLY ANCHORED TO THE HULL. FOR CORED HULLS,CORE MUST BE REMOVED AND A SOLID STRUCTURE MUST BE PRODUCED AS PART OF THE HULL. APPLY ONLY MARINE ADHESIVE SEALANT CAUTION: DO NOT APPLY SHOCK FAST OR ANY OTHER COMPOUND TO THE SURFACE WHERE THE FIN IS ATTACHED TO THE SERVO UNIT.
- Page 3 * In case of hitting an object straight ahead, the fin is designed with a 'fail safe' approach and the break off force is presented as "Grounding force". ** This fin can be installed on both servo unit SU553 or SU563. 021564 K17...
- Page 4 IMPORTANT WARNING: THE ILLUSTRATIONS SHOWN ON THIS DRAWING ARE TYPICAL HULL REINFORCEMENT STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS, AND ARE INTENDED AS A GENERAL GUIDE ONLY. EACH VESSEL'S REINFORCEMENT STRUCTURE MUST BE CONSIDERED A UNIQUE DESIGN DUE TO VARIETY OF FORCES DISTRIBUTED TO THE HULL RESULTING FROM VARIOUS INDIVIDUAL VESSEL PARAMETER.
- Page 5 FIN & SERVO POSITION CONSIDERATIONS LIFTING EYES WARNING! USE MINIMUM OF THREE LIFTING EYES WHEN LIFTING THE SERVO UNIT ROTATION AREA CARBON FIN (CF 553 060 SHOWN) SEE FIN INSTALLATION TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THAT THE FIN CAN BE ROTATED 360°. DEPENDING ON HOW CLOSE TO THE CHINE THE SERVO IS MOUNTED, THE FIN CAN ROTATE AND PROTRUDE OUTSIDE THE HULL.
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Page 6: Important Warning
OUTER FLANGE 021218 MOUNTING KIT SU553 FOR GRP HULL 021548 MOUNTING KIT SU553 FOR ALU/STEEL 022200 HULL MOUNTING KIT SU553 FOR ALU/STEEL HULL 022200 MOUNTING KIT SU553 FOR GRP 021548 ITEM PART NAME PART NO. ITEM PART NAME PART NO. - Page 7 POSITION. THE THICKNESS OF THE HULL MUST BE ACCORDING TO THE DIMENSION ON SHEET 5 OF THIS DOCUMENT. SEE SERVO BOLT AND HOLE MOUNTING DIMENSIONS IN STEP 3. GRP with SANDWICH OPTIONAL ALU/STEEL HULL INSERT FOR SU553 ITEM PART NAME PART NO.
- Page 8 STEP 2. IF IT IS DESIRED TO LOCATE THE FIN IN A POSITION THAT IT COULD HIT THE CHINE THEN CHOOSE TO MODIFY THE HULL OR THE FIN. HULL MODIFICATION FOR MAX 30 KNOTS: PRODUCE A POD WITH A LEAD IN CHAMFER SURFACE MINIMUM 1 METER BEFORE AND AFTER THE FIN TO ALLOW THE WATER FLOW TO BE SMOOTH AROUND THE FIN.
- Page 9 FIN MODIFICATION THE FIN CAN BE FREELY MODIFIED IN THE THIN SOLID STRUCTURE BY JIGSAW OR GRINDER IN THE UPPER BACK PART OF THE FIN. THE MODIFICATIONS MUST BE 10 MM ABOVE THE RADIUS. THE AREA IS MARKED BY BROKEN LINE AND DASHED LINES. IF THE FIN IS MODIFIED, THE NEW SECTION SHOULD BE SANDED SMOOTHLY AND A NEW LAYER OF EPOXY SHOULD BE APPLIED TO AVOID WATER INTRUSION IN TO THE COMPOSITE LAMINATE.
- Page 10 HULL DESIGN FOR SERVO UNIT STEP 3. FOR GRP HULLS CUT THE 420mm HOLE. ALIGN THE HOLE PATTERN FOR THE M10 BOLTS PARALLEL TO THE WATER FLOW IN THE FIN AREA. USING A DRILL GUIDE, DRILL THE 12 x ø12 HOLES PERPENDICULAR TO SURFACE.
- Page 11 STEP 4. CHECK THE THICKNESS OF THE HULL THAT IT CORRESPONDS WITH THE TOLERANCE BELOW. SEE ALSO NOTES ON SHEET 4. DETAIL A HULL THICKNESS 021564 K17 11 OF 24...
- Page 12 STEP 5. APPLY MARINE SEALANT AROUND THE EDGE OF THE HULL STRUCTURE CREATING A SEAL FOR THE CHOCK FAST. SEALANT SEALANT CAN BE DESIGNED WITH OR WITHOUT EXTRA INSERT RING REFER TO NAVAL ARCHITECT TO DESIGN CORRECT STRUCTURE. ALU/STEEL 021564 K17 12 OF 24...
- Page 13 GENTLY GUIDE THE SERVO UNIT INTO THE HULL STRUCTURE AT THE PROPER ORENTATION AND POSITION. ALIGN THE HOLES IN THE SERVO UNIT SU553/SU563 WITH THE HOLES IN THE HULL STRUCTURE. PLACE FOUR SHORT M10 BOLTS IN FOUR HOLES OF THE SERVO FLANGE TO KEEP THE SERVO UNIT SU553 FROM MOVING OUT OF CENTERED POSITION IN THE HOLE.
- Page 14 GENTLY GUIDE THE SERVO UNIT INTO THE HULL STRUCTURE AT THE PROPER ORENTATION AND POSITION. ALIGN THE HOLES IN THE SERVO UNIT SU553/SU563 WITH THE HOLES IN THE HULL STRUCTURE. PLACE FOUR SHORT M10 BOLTS IN FOUR HOLES OF THE SERVO FLANGE TO KEEP THE SERVO UNIT SU553 FROM MOVING OUT OF CENTERED POSITION IN THE HOLE.
- Page 15 STEP 7. FROM OUTSIDE THE HULL INSTALL THE CHOCKFAST FOAM (ITEM 5) IN THE GROOVE BETWEEN THE HULL AND THE SERVO UNIT SU553/SU563 BY PRESSING IT IN PLACE. CUT THE CHOCKFAST FOAM TO A PERFERED LENGTH SO THE ENDS MEET TIGHTLY TOGETHER AND APPLY MARINE SEALANT TO SEAL THE ENDS.
- Page 16 STEP 8. USE MARINE SEALANT TO SEAL THE CHOCKFAST FOAM (ITEM 5) AROUND THE EDGE OF THE HOLE AND THE SERVO UNIT SU553/SU563. MARINE SEALANT CHOCKFAST AREA DETAIL C SERVO UNIT SURFACE MARINE SEALANT APPLIES TO GRP AND ALU/STEEL HULLS...
- Page 17 THE CHOCKFAST AREA UNTIL CHOCKFAST IS SEEN IN THE UPPER HOSE. WAIT UNTIL CHOCKFAST HAS CURED BEFORE REMOVING THE HOSES. CHOCK FAST HOSE INCLUDED IN MOUNTING KIT SU553 FOR GRP 021548 AND MOUNTING KIT SU553 FOR ALU/STEEL 022200 FILL CHOCKFAST HERE 1,5 LITERS...
- Page 18 STEP 10. AFTER THE CHOCKFAST HAS CURED REMOVE THE CHOCKFAST FOAM (ITEM 5) AND SEAL BY FILLING THE AREA WITH MARINE SEALANT. START BY FILLING A ~7mm THICK SEAM AND LET IT DRY CHOCKFAST 10.1 MARINE SEALANT DETAIL D FILL THE REST OF THE VOID WHEN THE FIRST SEALANT HAS DRIED TO MAKE SURE THE SEALANT HAS FULLY BEEN CURED.
- Page 19 ASURE A WATER TIGHT FIT. WAIT FOR THE SEALANT TO DRY BEFORE PROCEEDING. BOLTS, NUTS AND WASHERS ARE INCLUDED IN MOUNTING KIT SU553 FOR GRP 021548 AND MOUNTING KIT SU553 FOR ALU/STEEL 022200 IMPORTANT: THE SERVO UNIT SURFACE (SHOWN IN DETAIL) MUST BE PROTRUDING ABOVE THE OUTER FLANGE (ITEM 2).
- Page 20 STEP 12. POSITION THE FIN SO THAT THE LEADING FRONT EDGE IS FACING THE BOW. ALIGN THE FIN WITH THE HOLES IN THE SERVO UNIT RECESS. MOUNT THE TEN (10) M12 BOLTS (PART NO. 040425) AND DISTANCE RINGS (PART NO. 023742). IMPORTANT: TIGHTEN THE CENTER BOLT ON EACH SIDE OF THE FIN FIRST.
- Page 21 CONNECT THE SYSTEM DIRECTLY TO A GENERATING SET OR A CHARGER WITHOUT A BATTERY IN BETWEEN. HUMPHREE RECOMMENDS USING A GOOD QUALITY 100 A CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR SU553 AND 150 A CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR SU563. BATTERIES CAPACITY AND CHARGING 2xCF553-060 FIN: 150 Ah, 43 A RMS (24V)
- Page 22 STEP 14. ALIGNING THE FINS. ATTENTION: FAILURE TO ALIGN THE FINS WILL CAUSE THE VESSEL TO PERFORM LESS OPTIMAL. SEE INSTRUCTIONS ALIGNING FINS TO ZERO POSITION AND REMOVING FIN LIMITATIONS FOR MORE DETAILS. ROTATE THE FIN IN CONFIG MODE SO THE AFT EDGE AND THE FIN BOW CENTER OF THE FIN IS AT THE SAME DISTANCE (A) TO THE HULL CENTER LINE.
- Page 23 FLANGE AND FASTENING BOLTS MUST BE PROTECTED WITH MASKING TAPE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FLANGE AND BOLTS ARE COMPLETELY FREE FROM PAINT. HUMPHREE RECOMMENDS THE USE OF ADHESIVE PRIMERS LIKE INTERNATIONAL GELSHIELD 200 WITHOUT GRINDING. IF GRINDING PROVES NECESSARY, EXTREMELY GENTLE GRINDING BY HAND WITH 240-400 GRINDING PAPER CAN BE USED.
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