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General Discussion about the Great Alaskan / Bow thruster install
« on: March 13, 2023, 01:59:57 PM »
I am going to be installing a bow thruster at some time in the near future, and was reviewing the images in Grady300's build thread of the cad drawings that Brian did for his install. I put my crash chamber bulkhead too far forward to use the measurements in the drawings, so, I have a couple questions around it.
Is there a hangup putting the tube further toward the bow? I believe there is a minimum width of the bottom of the tube, so as long as that requirement is met, and the minimum depth of the tube is also met under the waterline, is there any other reason that the tube needs to be located further aft as in the drawings?
If the tube is far enough forward such that the back of the tube becomes a perpendicular face toward the direction of the boat traveling, is there any reason to reenforce that back edge and round it off so that the water would flow off toward the outside of the tube?
I am attaching the drawings from Grady's build thread for reference.
Is there a hangup putting the tube further toward the bow? I believe there is a minimum width of the bottom of the tube, so as long as that requirement is met, and the minimum depth of the tube is also met under the waterline, is there any other reason that the tube needs to be located further aft as in the drawings?
If the tube is far enough forward such that the back of the tube becomes a perpendicular face toward the direction of the boat traveling, is there any reason to reenforce that back edge and round it off so that the water would flow off toward the outside of the tube?
I am attaching the drawings from Grady's build thread for reference.