Bowthruster

[ergysail1]

Hi, I have a bowthruster on my Dutch motor cruiser, the electric motor is fitted inside the tunnel, can anyone give me any info on who made them or how I might service it .
Boat was made in 1980.

 

[PaulRainbow]

Hi, I have a bowthruster on my Dutch motor cruiser, the electric motor is fitted inside the tunnel, can anyone give me any info on who made them or how I might service it .
Boat was made in 1980.

It's usual for the motor to be outside of the tunnel. Vetus is a common make for Dutch built boats.

A picture of the motor or the joystick/controller would be needed to stand any chance of identifying it.

 

[ergysail1]

Photo of solenoids

 

[Tranona]

No photo showing

 

[Boathook]

Photo of solenoids

A few pictures showing the tunnel in the boat would be good as well.

 

[ergysail1]

A few pictures showing the tunnel in the boat would be good as well.

 

[ergysail1]

The photo shows the solenoid on top of the tunnel with the cables going into the tunnel, can't show inside the tunnel as boats in the water

 

[PaulRainbow]

The photo shows the solenoid on top of the tunnel with the cables going into the tunnel, can't show inside the tunnel as boats in the water

But there isn't a picture.

A picture of a solenoid might not be the best way to identify a bow thruster. How about pictures of the controller/joystick ? Will probably have something on it, or the back of it, to identify it.

 

[LittleSister]

But there isn't a picture.

I suspect (but don't know) that as a new forum member either he can't post pics until he's had a few more posts, or perhaps more likely (especially as he has a sequence of message all numbered as his fourth) the photos are awaiting checking by a Mod before they appear.

 

[Tranona]

There is no constraint on new members posting pics. The problem is usually not understanding how to do it

 

[Tranona]

The photo shows the solenoid on top of the tunnel with the cables going into the tunnel, can't show inside the tunnel as boats in the water

To post a photo the easiest wat is to click "Attach files" and ad a jpeg file. If it is too big, resize it using one of the resizing apps first.

 

[Sticky Fingers]

If you’re on an iPhone or an iPad you can choose the size you want when you upload it. Probably also true of Android but I don’t know.

 

[PaulRainbow]

To post a photo the easiest wat is to click "Attach files" and ad a jpeg file. If it is too big, resize it using one of the resizing apps first.

Unless i'm missing something, i don't have an "Attach files" option. I use "Insert image", which is the icon to the left of the smiley options.

Trying to post images that are too big is the common fail, as you say.

 

[Sticky Fingers]

 

[PaulRainbow]

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[Sticky Fingers]

Well, it’s easy to miss!

 

[PaulRainbow]

Well, it’s easy to miss!

So it would seem

 

[Boathook]

I use this icon. Very badly circled ! Click on it and it opens up another box that allows you to find the relevant picture .....

 

[Sticky Fingers]

Yes that’s ’drop image’, also works for image files, and as above you can select image size when adding images from photo library on iPad / iPhone.