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Vetus Bow 95

Vetus Bow 95 Hydraulic Bow Thruster

Hydraulic Bow Thrusters improve lateral maneuverability of boats by creating sideways thrust. Vetus Bow 95 puts out a sideways thrust power of 210 pound-force (lbf)/ 95 kgf. ...

Starting at $2,404.26 / ea

  

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Vetus Bow Thruster Demonstration II
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Installing a Bow Thruster - West System
stern thrusters

Vetus Stern Thruster Kits

Convert Vetus bow thrusters into stern thrusters. Gain increased maneuverability at low speeds, especially...

Vetus Bow 95 Electric Bow Thrusters

The Vetus 95 electric bow thruster improves lateral maneuverability of boats with sideways thrust power of...

Vetus Bow 55 Electric Bow Thrusters

The Vetus 55 electric bow thruster improves lateral maneuverability of boats with sideways thrust power of...

Starting at $370.22 / ea
Starting at $3,921.03 / ea
Starting at $2,258.06 / ea
bow thruster joystick controller

Vetus Joystick Control Panel for Bow Thrusters

Vetus BPJE Control Panel for electric bow thruster models....

Vetus Thrust Diverters for Stern Thrusters

Thrust diverter cowlings bolt to the ends of the stern thruster tube to aim flow away from obstructions....

Vetus Bow 25 Electric Bow Thrusters

The Vetus 25 electric bow thruster adds lateral thrust to small boats with sideways thrust power of 55...

Starting at $291.56 / ea
Starting at $426.86 / ea
Starting at $1,706.58 / ea

Vetus Bow 60 Electric Bow Thruster

The Vetus 60 electric bow thruster improves lateral maneuverability of boats with sideways thrust power of...

Vetus Bow 55 Hydraulic Bow Thruster

Vetus Bow 55 Hydraulic Bow Thruster

Hydraulic Bow Thrusters surpass the output of conventional electric thrusters. The Vetus Bow 55 hydraulic...

Vetus Bow 160 Electric Bow Thrusters

The Vetus 160 electric bow thruster improves lateral maneuverability of boats with sideways thrust power of...

Starting at $2,310.21 / ea
Starting at $1,991.30 / ea
Starting at $5,842.22 / ea

Vetus Electric Connection Cables for Bow Thrusters

Connect Vetus bow thrusters to control panels with these electric connection cables, PN BP29. They are...

props for bow and stern thrusters

Vetus Thruster Propellers

Six blade replacement propellers for Vetus bow and stern thrusters. ...

Vetus Bow 75 Electric Bow Thrusters

The Vetus 75 electric bow thruster improves lateral maneuverability of boats with sideways thrust power of...

Starting at $60.70 / ea
Starting at $84.86 / ea
Starting at $2,740.28 / ea

Vetus Bow 35 Electric Bow Thruster

The Vetus 35 electric bow thruster improves lateral maneuverability of boats with sideways thrust power,...

bow and stern thruster joystick controller

Vetus Joystick Control Panel for Bow and Stern Thrusters

Vetus BPJDE control panel for electric bow and stern thrusters with two easy to use joysticks....

bow thruster tunnel

Vetus Aluminum Bow Thruster Tunnels

Vetus aluminum tunnels are required to install bow thrusters on boats with aluminum hulls....

Starting at $1,878.44 / ea
Starting at $480.94 / ea
Starting at $166.08 / ea
A thruster adds easy control of the bow at slow speeds to counter the effects of wind, current and prop walk. The desired lateral movement becomes a reality with a thruster. This is enables the person at the helm to maneuver a boat easily into tight dock spaces or moorings. Thrusters operate by an electrically or hydraulically driven propeller that pushes thrust laterally, enabling the bow of a boat to move sideways. Controls from the helm station allow the pilot to move the bow of the vessel to either port or starboard. In a similar manner, the stern of the boat can also be controlled, by installation of a stern thruster. Bow and stern thruster combination add balanced sideways thrust, enabling a boat to slide sideways without moving ahead.

Vetus offers thrusters in both electric and hydraulic versions. Thrusters with electric motors are easiest to retrofit into a boat, and work excellent. The only drawback to electric motored bow thrusters is the duration for which a thruster can be operated. Due to heat build up in the motor, electric thrusters are only operable for a few minutes every hour. Under normal operating conditions, this poses no problem. Also, if an electric motor is placed in a void where there exist risks of fuel fumes, it will need to be ignition protected. Electric thruster installation should incorporate a dedicated battery bank. For most applications, AGM style batteries are preferred because it eliminates gas emissions and acid leakage typical of lead acid batteries.

Hydraulic thrusters are the optimum choice for boats which use hydraulic systems. Hydraulic thrusters are very powerful and hydraulic motors have no operating time limitations. The cost of the hydraulic version is more expensive, but one hydraulic motor can operate the thrusters, windlasses, winches, hatches and davits, thus reducing weight, expense and offering more power than electric versions. In most cases cost and installation of a hydraulic thrusters is beneficial on boats that incorporate hydraulics.