08/04/2023
Flemings are known for their whisper quiet, smooth ride. To begin with, the engine room air intakes are located under the cockpit coaming, away from the main cabin and pilothouse. This location not only helps to reduce noise, but it eliminates corrosive salt spray from entering the engine room.
We use the Aquadrive system as standard on the Fleming 55, 65, and 78, and the 58 comes standard with the Seatorque Bolt on Shaft System (BOSS). This is a totally enclosed, oil filled, self-contained, shaft and thrust bearing assembly.
These systems transfer the thrust from the propeller directly to the hull, not the engine. Thrust bearing brackets are bolted to full-length steel bars encapsulated in the vessel's massive engine stringers, so the propeller's thrust is transmitted to the hull. This allows the engine to be mounted on soft engine-mounts. The engine is virtually "floating," thereby reducing its vibration from being transmitted throughout the vesse