Topics: Thruster - Leisure, Marine Thrusters, Safety
Thruster expert Runar Scott Jensen explains how to calculate the amount of power you will need from your bow and/or stern thruster.
Topics: Thruster - Leisure, bow thruster, thruster power, proportional control, Marine Thrusters, Boat Owners
Speed controlled thrusters have been in the wind for a while now. In this article, we break down the benefits with a proportional thruster system even further.
Topics: Marine Thrusters, Boat Owners, DC Speed Control
Using the input power rating as the deciding factor for the right thruster model might leave you with a severely underrated system as there are vast differences between input power and actual thrust output from various manufacturers.
Topics: Thruster - Work boats, Marine Thrusters, Marine Hydraulics
If you are considering installing a bow thruster on your boat, there are some things to consider before choosing the type and manufacturer. Here are the essential factors to contemplate in your planning.
Topics: Thruster - Leisure, thrusters, bow thruster, customer service, stern thruster, Marine Thrusters, Boat Owners
Boats come in many different shapes and sizes. There are now bow and stern thruster solutions for virtually every type of motor boat and sailing yacht ever produced.
Topics: Thruster - Leisure, thrusters, hull design, bow thruster, stern thruster, Marine Thrusters, Boat Owners
Does your bow thruster make a lot of noise? Whether there's been a lot of noise from the day it was installed, or if the noise level has evolved over time, there are ways to fix this.
Topics: thrusters, reduce noise, Side Power, Marine Thrusters, Boat Owners
Small, shallow draft boats with narrow-angle, v-hull designs with light to moderate displacements are highly responsive, rewarding and great fun to drive at significantly higher than average cruising speed. So do you really need a bow thruster?
Topics: Thruster - Leisure, small boats, hull design, Marine Thrusters, Boat Owners
Side-Power by Sleipner Motor are proud to introduce this new base of knowledge. Here you will find articles, videos and web pages about thrusters for workboats and stabilizers for yachts and commercial vessels.
Topics: stabilizers, thrusters, Marine Stabilizers, Marine Thrusters, Marine Hydraulics