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Bow thruster battery
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Topic author - Scurvy Dog
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Bow thruster battery
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- CYO Supporter
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Re: Bow thruster battery
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- Deck Hand
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2004 Carver Mariner 360
Lake Simcoe & Georgian Bay,
Ontario, Canada - Location: Lake Simcoe Marina
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Re: Bow thruster battery
My bow thruster has a separate battery, but I was surprised to find my stern thruster was powered from the house batteries. Of course in my small 36, floor space is limited. Mariner engine rooms are pretty tight. (Why the previous owner needed/installed a stern thruster, I don't know, but it's there.)
I also found two large cables tieing the bow thruster battery to my port start battery. I can only assume this so the 31 series thruster battery receive charging current, as I see no separate charging cable to it from the charger. I didn't like the look of the setup at first, until I considered that a running port engine ensures an operational bow thruster should its own battery become weak.
Cheers
Steve
MerCruiser MX 6.2
Lake Simcoe, Ontario
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