Speaking of bowthrusters, here's one I made earlier...

[jellyellie]

Actually it's nothing to do with me, but I spotted this in the yard earlier. Never seen anything like it - a double-take 'wtf' moment indeed. And about as far from 'stealthy' as you'll get!

 

[pvb]

What a hideous contraption!

 

[35mm]

ha ha ha bloody hell!

 

[guernseyman]

ha ha ha bloody hell!

Potentially lethal.

Is there any indication on the topsides of the propellers below?

 

[bitbaltic]

Potentially lethal.

Is there any indication on the topsides of the propellers below?

Just the hamsters going round and round in little wheels on the foredeck.

 

[johnalison]

Looks fine to me. It will be out of the water when he is planing. Jolly useful against anti-submarine nets or pot-markers too.

 

[rotrax]

Potentially lethal.

Is there any indication on the topsides of the propellers below?

Why should there be-most boats dont identify the main propellers, so why the thruster ones?

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

i'd guess its ridiculously inefficient too without a tube to focus its effort!

 

[skipper681]

Why should there be-most boats dont identify the main propellers, so why the thruster ones?

swimmers expect a prop at the stern

 

[Jamesuk]

Potentially lethal.

Is there any indication on the topsides of the propellers below?

I think many of you need to go put your glasses on.... This is photoshop at its best or ill find a hat to buy and eat it

 

[Otter]

I think many of you need to go put your glasses on.... This is photoshop at its best or ill find a hat to buy and eat it

Time to buy a hat. There's a company that make and sell these bolt on thrusters.

 

[Graham_Wright]

Time to buy a hat. There's a company that make and sell these bolt on thrusters.

I saw one on a small scale on the bow of a rib. That could be hoisted out of the water..

Why not the same for a big boat?

 

[sailorman]

I saw one on a small scale on the bow of a rib. That could be hoisted out of the water..

Why not the same for a big boat?

retractable ones are made

 

[Canopy Locked]

I think many of you need to go put your glasses on.... This is photoshop at its best or ill find a hat to buy and eat it

Clicky... https://www.sideshift.com/shop/category.php?id_category=2

 

[dylanwinter]

splendid

I think many of you need to go put your glasses on.... This is photoshop at its best or ill find a hat to buy and eat it

please film the hat eating

Dylan

 

[MASH]

I'd love to see film of the rope/weed/obstruction eating. What an abortion! Still, on a motor boat like that nothing surprises...

Swimmers??? Oh dear me - get real! What would swimmers be doing under the bow of a boat under way? That's about as realistic as calling a car's radiator fan a danger to pedestrians.

 

[Graham_Wright]

retractable ones are made

…………but I assume like submarine whisks (i.e. hoisted up through a vertical tunnel).

I meant dangled (/securely fixed) over the bow when required.

 

[emandvee44]

Speaking of bowthrusters...

Without going into the pros and cons of identifying the fact that you have a bow thruster, and it's position - you can get these stickers from side power - they were free.

Cheers,

Michael.

 

[guernseyman]

Swimmers??? Oh dear me - get real! What would swimmers be doing under the bow of a boat under way? That's about as realistic as calling a car's radiator fan a danger to pedestrians.

Well, in the marina I use people enter the water from time to time for maintenance purposes.

It might be interesting to ask the owner if the bow thruster circuit is completely de-activated while the boat is laid up.

 

[lw395]

Without going into the pros and cons of identifying the fact that you have a bow thruster, and it's position - you can get these stickers from side power - they were free.

Cheers,

Michael.

I thought that was a stick on black circle, a bit like the bullet hole stickers you can get for your car!