Thruster Systems
Thrusters can take the stress out of docking by giving you sideways control of the movement and position of the bow and the stern of your boat. They work by rotating a propeller in a submerged tunnel or a housing mounted athwartships and located near the bow and/or the stern. A control panel allows you to push the bow and/or stern sideways, to resist the force of a crosswind and cross-current, while you are manoeuvring in close quarters.
What thrusters will do for you and your boat
- Allow you to maintain control while docking and manoeuvring, even into a very tight slip in a crowded marina
- Allow a single crew member to pick up and secure the dock lines while you move the boat sideways from one piling or mooring buoy to the next - slowly, carefully, quietly and with very little pushing, pulling or shouting
- Allow you and your one-person crew to handle and control a much bigger and more comfortable boat
- Avoid the possibility of hitting another boat, a dock or a piling and causing expensive damage to your boat, another boat or the marina facilities
- Minimize the risk of a crew member being injured during docking manoueuvres in difficult conditions
- Allow you to handle your boat with the same expertise, grace and panache as the other captains whose boats are equipped with VETUS thrusters
