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Most vessel sailing on the
Great Lakes are equipped with a bow thruster and some even have stern
thrusters. The thruster is a tube running through the hull with
a propeller in the center. This propeller can be used to push water
from side to side and maneuver the bow or stern. This adds greatly to
the vessel's maneuverability at low speeds.
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Scale Bow Thruster by Graupner
If your not ready
to build your own bow thruster this unit can be ordered
for about $36 and easily installed. 6-1/2” long. Can be
shortened to 2”. Complete unit with SPEED 400 electric motor. |
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Out of the box
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Tubes can be
trimmed.
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Close up of
impeller
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Video clips |
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Video of the bow thruster in
action
using 7.2 volts (4.3 meg) |
Another video. With the thruster running and one engine ahead,
one astern the model can turn 360-degrees in its own length.
(3.3 volts)
(3.7 meg) |
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Power was reduced
using an inexpensive
voltage regulator.
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