[BITList] The thrust block

[HUGH]

I was reading an article on the big yachts the super rich have built for themselves and came across the following gem.

Where the props shafts meet the engines, each one has an ultra-high-precision steel-disc assembly called a thrust bearing. It's custom machined in Italy to minimise vibration.  List price: £100,000 each.

Hugh.
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