Pitch Adjustment for Boat Propeller

Green blades are mounted on glass propeller hub by revolute joints.
The blades, orange conrods and yellow nut-slider create slider crank mechanisms.
Turn pink screw in relation with the hub for pitch adjustment.
Device for fixing the screw to the hub after adjustment is not shown.
The screw-nut drive can be replaced with hydraulic cylinder.

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