Swing Thruster Electric, 55 kgf 12V

The benefits of the VETUS Retractable Thruster reside in its simplicity, strength, ease of installation and limited service requirements. Those benefits include:

• The ability to equip a shallow draft boat, including a sailboat with a cutaway forefoot and raised stern, with thrusters
• Constructed around a time-tested standard VETUS DC thruster.
• A simple and sturdy swing mechanism, with a minimum of moving parts. The thruster pivots on a permanently lubricated and substantial bearing.
• The propeller revolves in a short duct, creating focused flow and minimum energy losses
• The hull bottom plate (lid) is attached directly to the propeller duct so no additional or complex mechanism is required to open or close it – it swings in and out with the thruster.
• When the thruster is retracted and the bottom plate closed, the retractable creates slightly less drag than a standard tunnel, which may be significant on a racing sailboat
• Fiberglass housing and electronic control mechanism (excl. the dashboard panel and cables) are supplied in the base package.
• The thrusters deploys and retracts automatically, as the control panel is (de-)activated, so no separate controls need to be operated.
• It will also retract automatically if the thruster has not been used in fifteen minutes
• Electronic sensing protects the actuator of the swing machanism from damage in event of an overload or jam
• There is a one and a half second time delay when changing thrust direction to prevent shock loads on gears, drive mechanism and swing mechanism.
• The thruster(s) and their control panels are connected by cables carrying digital V-CAN signals (VETUS canbus type) allowing future integration into boat-wide electronic systems and information displays
  
  VETUS Retractable Thrusters are suitable for installation in power and sail boats ranging from 30 to 60 feet.
  
  

  Type	STE5512D
  Voltage (V)	12
  Ignition Protection	-
  Thrust (N/kgf) (effective power output)	550/55
  Power (kW)	3
  Motor, reversible D.C.	✓
  Tunnel diameter, internal (mm)	150
  Weight (kg)	26
  Current consumption (A)	350
  Operating time (min.)	4
  Main fuse, "slow blow" (A)	250
  Batteries 12V min./max. (Ah)	1x105/1x200
  Battery cables, length plus/min cables (m/mm²)	0-12/70
  Battery main switch model BATSW	250
  Dimensions, closed: Height (mm) A	361
  Length (mm) B	703
  Width (mm) C	265
  Dimensions, open: Height (mm) D	411
  Length (mm) E	648
  Width (mm) C	265

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