Bow Thruster
- Thread starter SammyD
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Of course you could. The big question is, do you have room in the bow to do so. Or are you going for a pod type that bolts on. You will need to enlarge your house battery bank or add a dedicated battery to power the thruster.
Most boats in your size don't need one. Yes, they are very helpful and I have one myself. But my boat is bigger. More freeboard meaning my cabin catches the wind and and I have a single engine too.
Now you could go with a twin engine boat. With one engine in REV and the other in FOR you can turn on a dime. Just a thought?
Most boats in your size don't need one. Yes, they are very helpful and I have one myself. But my boat is bigger. More freeboard meaning my cabin catches the wind and and I have a single engine too.
Now you could go with a twin engine boat. With one engine in REV and the other in FOR you can turn on a dime. Just a thought?
Paulswagelock
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You can add one. It will run you about $10k if you hire a professional company to install.
I don't think it would be 10K. A 297 is a very small boat to put a thruster in.
This unit alone is in the low $1,300 range. https://www.defender.com/product.js...le&path=-1|2331321|2331333|2331336&id=3207979 Of course there are bigger ones and different brands.
I don't see the thruster itself going over 2k and labor, cables, fuse blocks, larger battery bank going over 5K.
This unit alone is in the low $1,300 range. https://www.defender.com/product.js...le&path=-1|2331321|2331333|2331336&id=3207979 Of course there are bigger ones and different brands.
I don't see the thruster itself going over 2k and labor, cables, fuse blocks, larger battery bank going over 5K.
Paulswagelock
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I just got two prices for my boat, both around $10k. It is a different boat, but not so different that the price is not likely close, or in the range at least. I am in the north, so locality might affect price.
On a small boat as yours, I would not think it would be that high. If it was me I would ask, "how much if I do the wiring?" They may or may not like that. But the wiring is the easy part of all this. Which thruster are you installing?
On the other hand, you may want to go with a bigger boat in a year or two. If so, I would save the money and go with twin engines.
On the other hand, you may want to go with a bigger boat in a year or two. If so, I would save the money and go with twin engines.