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Operation manual and installation instructions bow thruster BOW3512C
Installation
4
In order to install the tunnel, consult ‘Installation recommendations
for bow thrusters’, Vetus art. code 020571.01
For overall dimensions see drawing, page 65.
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ote
The areas in which the electric motor of the bow thruster and
the battery are positioned must be dry and well ventilated.
Preparation
4 .1
The bow thruster will be delivered fully as
sembled. Perform the following steps:
Remove the propeller.
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Remove the motor from the intermediate
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flange.
Remove the intermediate flange from the
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tail piece.
The 2 bushes are only required for trans
port and are now no longer needed.
Installation tailpiece and intermediate flange
4 .2
Place one packing between the tail piece and the tunnel. Apply a
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sealant (e.g. polyurethane or silicone) between the tail piece and
packing, and between the packing and the tunnel wall. Place the
tail piece in the hole in the tunnel.
Any extra packings used should be ones capable of justifying the
tail piece.
*) e.g. Sikaflex®292.
Grease the hole of the intermediate flange and position this
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flange. Fit the bolts.
Now check size ‘A’ (‘A’ = ‘B’ + 8 mm ). Use the adjustable screw ‘C’, if
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needed, to achieve the correct size ‘A’.
A = B + 8 mm
A = B +
5
/
16
”
