Bow Thruster Battery Installation

This episode was featured in episode 12 of the 2014 season.

Bow thruster battery installation.

This article was written for a 12 volt winch or bow thruster. If the voltage drops below about 10 5 volts the battery may indeed need replacement. For overall dimensions see drawing page 65. Max did a lot of the work himself installing a battery beneath the bunk and running the electrical cables.

Since then the trollbridge chargers for 24 volt equipment have been introduced that can handle winches and bow thrusters up to 15 horsepower. In order to install the tunnel consult installation recommendations for bow thrusters vetus art. Once you ve plucked up the courage to drill a 2in hole in the bottom of your boat installation is straightforward. Use extreme caution when swimmers are in the area of the thruster.

Sideshift installation guide v2 2 4 safety warnings warning. To be sure you will need to have a comprehensive test performed on the battery to confirm this. Yacht thruster is the world s number one selling externally mounted thruster for bow and stern applications on both power and sailboats. Note the areas in which the electric motor of the bow thruster and the battery are positioned must be dry and well ventilated.

Ensure thruster battery switch and main ignition are turned off when conducting maintenance and repair of the thruster. Parts list automotive battery with enough capacity to run the device for the longest job. An example of a thruster battery and charger installation. The sideshift thruster kit provides all the necessary components and installation hardware including the thruster mounting bracket wiring harness and cable motor control unit wireless joystick no wire run to the helm and remote control key fob fuse with digital voltage indicator and battery switch.

888 898 8608 the history of ez drive. Of the two electric options 24 volt dc systems have some notable advantages including the ability to use smaller wire and a lower voltage drop and are particularly attractive for larger boats with high power requirements. Have someone activate the bow thruster while you measure the voltage across the terminals.