Grand Soleil 50’
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Bow thruster
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The bow thruster, if provided, is installed at the bow, in the sail locker.
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The thruster usually installed consists of a compact unit and is a retractable propeller type,
complete with all necessary equipment for its functioning.
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To control the bow thruster, immediately abaft the engine control panel there is another
control panel with two push buttons to extract and fold back the bow thruster and a joystick,
or two more push buttons, to turn to the starboard or the port side.
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Any foot control can be positioned on the cockpit bottom, near the above-mentioned control
panel.
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For the bow thruster power supply there are:
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a 2 positions heavy duty battery switch, installed on the starboard aft cabin headboard
bulkhead (see page 60);
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a protective fuse, in the container of the above-mentioned heavy duty battery switch;
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a BOW THRUSTER magneto-thermal switch in the 12 Vdc electrical panel (see page 53);
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a control panel, located in the deck cockpit starboard side, near the engine control panel
(see page 60);
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a box containing electrical equipment and protective remote control switches, on the bow
thruster motor.
Instructions
To operate the bow thruster you need to:
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Turn on the heavy duty battery switch mounted on the starboard aft cabin headboard bulkhead
or make sure it is already turned on.
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Turn on the BOW THRUSTER switch in the 12 Vdc electrical panel.
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Activate the button controls located in the relevant control panel with the following functions:
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upper RED button to make the thruster go UP or come back;
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lower GREEN button to make the thruster go DOWN into the sea;
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Joystick towards the bow to move the bow to the PORT side;
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Joystick towards the stern to move the bow to the STARBOARD side.
