T40 stern thruster

You already have 2 large stern thrusters .... just turn the wheel left or right and apply power.

I doubt there is space but the above is real. With drives and the bow thruster you can move it sideways.
 
You are at Cobbs Quay if I remember correctly and there is definitely 1 but I think 2 x T40's on C pontoon that have stern thrusters fitted so worth a wander along there.

I can PM you the contact details of a friend of mine who had theirs fitted by BCUK when they purchased their T40 only last year (it has the sidepower remote control fob which is a nice gadget).
 
Dorset Dan said:
You are at Cobbs Quay if I remember correctly and there is definitely 1 but I think 2 x T40's on C pontoon that have stern thrusters fitted so worth a wander along there.

I can PM you the contact details of a friend of mine who had theirs fitted by BCUK when they purchased their T40 only last year (it has the sidepower remote control fob which is a nice gadget).
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PM Sent Dan
 
jrudge said:
You already have 2 large stern thrusters .... just turn the wheel left or right and apply power.

I doubt there is space but the above is real. With drives and the bow thruster you can move it sideways.
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Yeh I know but sometimes would make life really easy with certain crew members!!
Have seen it on some T40s for sale so know it has been done
 
I am not of the no stern thruster brigade.

I had bow and stern on my 65 and they were great. On my 58 I only have bow thruster. I thought I would miss the stern thruster but to be honest other than getting used to it not being there I don't notice. The only time I will miss it is coming in in a cross wind where there is a need to hold station.

I had a t40 for 3-4 years. I am not gods gift to helming but I would honestly say there is no point. I am sure someone will take your money but if you turn the wheel and engage the outer engine you can get it to do anything.
 
Dear jrudge
Yeh but sometimes have had some issues !! As I said just pondering as have seen some for sale so wondered about options to make life really easy and overcome the "boat silence" for docking !
Cheers for replies

jrudge said:
I am not of the no stern thruster brigade.

I had bow and stern on my 65 and they were great. On my 58 I only have bow thruster. I thought I would miss the stern thruster but to be honest other than getting used to it not being there I don't notice. The only time I will miss it is coming in in a cross wind where there is a need to hold station.

I had a t40 for 3-4 years. I am not gods gift to helming but I would honestly say there is no point. I am sure someone will take your money but if you turn the wheel and engage the outer engine you can get it to do anything.
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I like to add something I read on this parish and I agree with. In a Med berth there are multiple slime lines and ropes hanging from the pontoon and the bow of all the boats. Using a stern thruster to go sideways anywhere near the lines you are less likely to get caught on them.
 
Bouba said:
I like to add something I read on this parish and I agree with. In a Med berth there are multiple slime lines and ropes hanging from the pontoon and the bow of all the boats. Using a stern thruster to go sideways anywhere near the lines you are less likely to get caught on them.
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They normally have chains attaching them to the dock .These chains are sufficiently long enough to sink the nearest XYZ meters to the dock to minimise the risk of contact between sterngear .
Snagging sterngear on your neighbours lines entering or leaving your berth is another thing .

Not knocking stern thrusters these days almost everything on a boat is a discretionary spend , do you really neeed it - probably not, buts that not a reason not to get it ,it’s a hobby and using a supermarket analogy , you can walk down the aisle and put what ever in the boat basket .
 
jrudge said:
I am not of the no stern thruster brigade.

I had bow and stern on my 65 and they were great. On my 58 I only have bow thruster. I thought I would miss the stern thruster but to be honest other than getting used to it not being there I don't notice. The only time I will miss it is coming in in a cross wind where there is a need to hold station.

I had a t40 for 3-4 years. I am not gods gift to helming but I would honestly say there is no point. I am sure someone will take your money but if you turn the wheel and engage the outer engine you can get it to do anything.
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Hijacking here so apologies but I am in the process of learning how to handle my T40....

On your example to ensure I understand correctly, say I need to push the stern out to starboard, I turn the wheel to starboard and engage the port engine, not the starboard?
 
jcwads said:
Hijacking here so apologies but I am in the process of learning how to handle my T40....


On your example to ensure I understand correctly, say I need to push the stern out to starboard, I turn the wheel to starboard and engage the port engine, not the starboard?
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To push the stern out to starboard, I turn the wheel to starboard and engage the port engine in astern.

Alternatively, turn the wheel to port and apply some forward power on the starboard engine.

Always the outer engine.
 
I have a Targa 40 for sale with a Sidepower sternthruster fitted.. It moves a lot of water but almost doesn't go sideways because of the two big drives, diverting the waterflow. Sidepower does sell two scoobs wich should direct the flow more aft but it will never have the impact as a sternthruster on a shaftdriven boat.
 
novanta said:
I have a Targa 40 for sale with a Sidepower sternthruster fitted.. It moves a lot of water but almost doesn't go sideways because of the two big drives, diverting the waterflow. Sidepower does sell two scoobs wich should direct the flow more aft but it will never have the impact as a sternthruster on a shaftdriven boat.
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Thanks for that. Pondering officially over!!
 
I agree with Petem. My Targa 40 just has a bowthruster but after a bit of practice I found I could walk it sideways using using the the drives as petem discribes and the bowthruster to compensate the twist.
I has be come so automatic I would need to do it to be sure but I think in the example above I would use the right hand to engage the drive and the left hand at the same time to counteract the twist with the bow thruster. You can make the boat crab sideways withi a foot or two depending on the wind. Not sure what boat you come from but give yourself some time to get used to the slight delay in the electronic throttles. I came from a traditional lever setup and found the shift so smooth that in the beginning when things got a bit tense in high winds I would occasionally loose track if I was in neutral or gear engaged.
Take your time to get used to the boat before deciding.
 
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