Even for experienced skippers, maneuvering your vessel alongside your marina berth or simply coming alongside a wharf can be a difficult maneuver, especially when there are tide and windage to deal with. The solution to assist you in in these tricky situations is to use a Bow Thruster.
We have fitted numerous bow thrusters to local boats, so now we are able to give customers a fixed quote on what it would cost to give your boat better handling.
Installing a bow thruster is a job for a professional boat builder. We are experienced in such installations, ensuring that the correct size bow thruster motor is up to the job. The example image is a work in progress example.
Installation of a Bow Thruster in progress by Hutcheson Boatbuilders Ltd.
Hutcheson Boatbuilders Ltd,
17 Hikuwai Place, Sulphur Point,
Tauranga 3110, New Zealand.
Postal Address:
PO Box 339,
Tauranga, 3140.
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