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ME, Propulsion & Steering

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Equipment types (9)

Description

Main propulsion machinery and steering systems. Covers slow-speed and medium-speed main engines, steering gear, bow thrusters, shaft generators, and stern tube seals — the core components that move a vessel through water and control its heading.

Also known as: main engine, propulsion, main propulsion plant, propulsion machinery, ship engine, marine propulsion, vessel main engine, me, the main, big engine

Recent dry-dock cost references

Recorded dry-dock/repair labor line items for this system. These are LABOR costs, not spare-part prices, and vary widely by task — shown individually rather than averaged.

ItemCost bandDate
steering gear motors, 100KW $930.00 – $1,550 Jul 10, 2015
Main engine lube oil pump motors, 110KW $1,185 – $1,975 Jul 10, 2015
M/E Alpha Lub. P/P, 2.2KW $157.50 – $262.50 Jul 10, 2015
M/E F.O circ p/p, 4KW $217.50 – $362.50 Jul 10, 2015
Stern tube L.O P/P, 2.2KW $157.50 – $262.50 Jul 10, 2015
rudder trunk access cover open/close, similar TST manhole cover $45.00 – $75.00 Jul 10, 2015
dismantle/refit rudder pintle $2,550 – $4,250 Jul 10, 2015
dismantle/refit propeller (dismantle propeller only) $1,980 – $3,300 Jul 10, 2015
open up intermediate shaft bearing top half, cleaning for survey and clearance measurement $225.00 – $375.00 Jul 10, 2015
renew aluminum bolted anodes (o.s) iwo rudder lade, 15kg/pc $18.75 – $31.25 Jul 10, 2015
crankshaft deflection checking $277.50 – $462.50 Jul 10, 2015
safety valve of main engine dismounting, cleaning, fitting, assembling, adjusting and mount back $142.50 – $237.50 Jul 10, 2015

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