big sterndrive

[dave]

been busy the last six weeks rebuilding theese two stern thrusters at work.

http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu195/davewhitman/th_000_0007.jpg

[Boat Tech]

been busy the last six weeks rebuilding theese two stern thrusters at work.

http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu195/davewhitman/th_000_0007.jpgMan that is big, What does it take to rebuild some thing like that?:poke::):cheers:

[dave]

six weeks, alot of patance,a 90 ton crane, and about 1 million dollars.

[Dale]

What is a stern thruster?
It is a propulsion device that is conventionally mounted on the stern of a boat that allows the operator to move the stern in a port or starboard (left or right) direction. It will drastically improve an operator’s ability to man over a boat which is especially useful when docking, navigating through locks, or operating on windy days.

I may have to change my name on here to "rookie" or "newbie" or......, because I had to go to my trusty friend Google to find out what a stern thruster was.:D You learn something new every day as the saying goes.

The one in your picture appears to be very large. Which leads to my question- How frickin big is the ship that's getting attached to?

Rebuilding something like that is quite an accomplishment.

Congrats
:cheers:
Dale

[dave]

the two of them are mounted on a tug boat.

[Chris]

I guess you're not going to be mounting those on the I/O eh?

If you do, I would suggest a dryland take off! :D

-Chris