Vetus BOWA0651-BOWA0761-BOWA0764 Installation guide

NEDERLANDS 9

ENGLISH 23

DEUTSCH 37

FRANÇAIS 51

ESPAÑOL 65

ITALIANO 79

DANSK 93

SVENSKA 107

NORSK 121

SUOMEKSI 135

POLSKI 149

BOWA0651 - BOWA0761 - BOWA0764

65 kgf - 76 kgf - ø 185 mm

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Installation instructions

Installatie instructies

Einbauanleitung

Instructions d’installation

Instrucciones de instalación

Istruzioni per l’installazione

Installations instruktioner

Monteringsinstruktioner

Installasjonsinstrukser

Asennusohje

Instrukcja instalacji

BOW PRO 'A' Series Thrusters

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BOWA0651 - 65 kgf - ø 185 mm - 12 Volt

BOWA0761 - 76 kgf - ø 185 mm - 12 Volt

BOWA0764 - 76 kgf - ø 185 mm - 48 Volt

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1 Veiligheid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2 Inleiding

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

3 Installatieaanbevelingen

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

3.1 Opstelling van de tunnelbuis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

3.2 Opstelling boegschroef in tunnelbuis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

3.3 Overgang van tunnelbuis naar scheepsromp . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

3.4 Spijlen in de tunnelbuis-openingen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

3.5 Aanbrengen van de tunnelbuis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

3.6 Aanbrengen van de gaten in de tunnelbuis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

3.7 Bescherming van de boegschroef tegen corrosie . . . . . . . . 13

4 Inbouw

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

4.1 Inleiding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

4.2 Montage staartstuk en tussenens

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

4.3 Eindmontage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

5 Elektrische installatie

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

5.1 De keuze van de accu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

5.2 Hoofdstroomkabels (accukabels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

5.3 Hoofdschakelaar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

5.4 Zekeringen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

5.5 Aansluiten hoofdstroomkabels en congureren van de

boeg- en/of hekschroef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

5.6 Aansluiten stuurstroomkabels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

6 Controle/proefdraaien en congureren van de

bedieningspanelen

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

6.1 Algemeen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

6.2 Inschakelen van een paneel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

6.3 Uitschakelen paneel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

6.4 Congureren van de panelen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

6.5 Congureren van een paneel voor het bedienen van

een boegschroef of een hekschroef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

6.6 Congureren van een paneel voor de stuurstand waar

het paneel is geplaatst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

6.7 Veranderen van de stuwkrachtrichting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Inhoud Content

1 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

2 Introduction

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

3 Installation recommendations

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

3.1 Positioning of the thruster tunnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

3.2 Positioning of the bow thruster in the thrust-tunnel. . . . . . 25

3.3 Connection of thrust tunnel to ship’s hull. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

3.4 Grid bars in the tunnel openings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

3.5 Installation of the thrust tunnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

3.6 Drilling the holes in the thrust-tunnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

3.7 Protection of the bow thruster against corrosion. . . . . . . . . 27

4 Installation

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

4.1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

4.2 Installation tailpiece and intermediate ange

. . . . . . . . . . . . 28

4.3 Final assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

5 Electrical installation

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

5.1 Choice of battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

5.2 Main power cables (battery cables) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

5.3 Main switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

5.4 Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

5.5 Connecting the main power cables and conguring the

bow and/or stern thruster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

5.6 Connecting control voltage cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

6 Checking/test running and conguring the control

panels

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

6.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

6.2 Switching on a panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

6.3 Switching OFF a panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

6.4 Conguring the panels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

6.5 Conguring a panel for operating a bow thruster or a

stern thruster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

6.6 Conguring a panel for the steering position where the

panel is placed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

6.7 Changing the thrust direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Raadpleeg de 'Eigenaarshandleiding' voor Bediening, Storingen

en Technische gegevens.’

Raadpleeg het 'Onderhouds- en garantieboek' voor Onderhoud.

Consult the ‘Owner’s Manual’ for Operation, Faults and Technical

Data.

Consult the ‘Maintenance and Warranty Book’ for Maintenance.

7 Hoofdafmetingen

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

8 Aansluitschema’s

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

9 Accucapaciteit, accukabels

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

7 Principal dimensions

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

8 Wiring diagrams

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

9 Battery capacity, battery cables

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

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1 Safety

Warning indications

The following warning indications are used in this manual in the con-

text of safety:

DanGer

Indicates that great potential danger exists that can lead to serious

injury or death.

WarninG

Indicates that a potential danger that can lead to injury exists.

caution

Indicates that the usage procedures, actions etc. concerned can re-

sult in serious damage to property. Some CAUTION indications also

advise that a potential danger exists that can lead to serious injury

or death.

note

Emphasises important procedures, circumstances etc.

Symbols

Indicates that the relevant procedure must be carried out.

Indicates that a particular action is forbidden.

Pass on the safety instructions to others using the bow thruster.

General rules and laws concerning safety and accident prevention

must always be observed.

Make sure that the user of the vessel is supplied with the owner’s manual.

2 Introduction

This manual give guidelines for installing a Vetus bow and/or stern

thruster from the BOW PRO series, model ‘BOWA0651’, ‘BOWA0761’

and ‘BOWA0764’

The quality of installation will determine how reliably the bow and/or

stern thruster performs. Almost all faults can be traced back to errors

or inaccuracies during installation. It is therefore imperative that the

steps given in the installation instructions are followed in full during

the installation process and checked afterward.

Alterations made to the bow thruster by the user will void any li-

ability on the part of the manufacturer for any damages that may

result.

The actual thrust generated by the bow and/or stern thruster will

vary from vessel to vessel depending on the windage, the hull dis-

placement, and the shape of the underwater section.

The nominal thrust quoted can only be achieved under normal con-

ditions:

• During use ensure the correct battery voltage is available.

• The installation is carried out in compliance with the recommen-

dations given in this installation instruction, in particular with re-

gard to:

- Suciently large diameter of the battery cables so that voltage

drop is reduced to a minimum.

- The manner in which the tunnel has been connected to the

hull.

- Use of bars in the tunnel openings.

These bars should only be used where this is strictly necessary

(if sailing regularly in severely polluted water.)

- The bars must have been tted correctly.

note

The areas in which the electric motor(s) of the thruster(s) and

batteries are positioned must be dry and well ventilated.

note

Check for possible leaks immediately the boat is relaunched.

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3 Installation recommendations

Several installation examples.

To achieve the optimum performance, po-

sition the thruster tunnel as far forward as

possible.

Set-up: 2 bow thrusters in a catamaran

If, in addition to controlling the movement

of the bow, the stern of the vessel is required

to move sideways, then a second thruster

may be installed at the stern.

For a planing boat the tunnel should, if pos-

sible, be so situated so that when the vessel

is planing it is above the water level thus

causing no resistance.

Installation of two bow thrusters in tandem

(for larger boats). In this case, depending on

weather conditions, one or both bow thrust-

ers may be used.

tip:

We do not advise tting 2 bow thrusters

into one tunnel; this does not result in

doubling the thrust!

When choosing the location for the thrust

tunnel, take the following into account for

optimum performance:

- The distance A shown in the drawing

must be at least 0.5 x D (where D is the

tunnel diameter).

- The length of the tunnel (distance B)

should be between 2 x D and 4 x D.

A

D

A

D

B

=

D = 185 mm (7

5

/

16

”)

A = 100 mm (4”)

B = 370...740 mm

(15...30”)

3.1 Positioning of the thruster tunnel

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180º

<60º

Max. bilge

water level

3.2 Positioning of the bow thruster in the thrust-tunnel

When determining the exact position of the bow thruster in the

thrust tunnel, the tailpiece MUST NOT protrude from the tunnel end.

The electric motor can be installed in various positions.

If the motor is set up horizontally or at an angle, support is absolutely

essential.

The electric motor must be positioned in such a way that it is always

well clear from the maximum bilge water level.

The propeller should preferably be situated on the centreline of the

vessel, but it must always be accessible from the outside.

DL

=

α

α : min. 0º

max. 15º

D = 185 mm (7

5

/

16

”)

L = 200 ... 600 mm (8...24”)

A

D

D = 185 mm

(7

5

/

16

”)

R = 20 mm

(

3

/

4

”)

C = 20 ... 30 mm

(

3

/

4 ...

1

3

/

16

”)

R

B

C

3.3 Connection of thrust tunnel to ship’s hull

tip:

The manner, in which the thrust tunnel is connected to the hull,

has a great inuence on the actual performance of the bow

thruster and to the drag the hull experiences when underway.

Direct connection of the tunnel to the hull, without a fairing, pro-

duces reasonable results.

A The connection to the hull can be abrupt.

B It is better to make the connection rounded with radius ‘R’ of

about 0.1 x D.

C It is even better to use sloping sides ‘C’ with dimensions 0.1 to

0.15 x D.

D

R

C

A B C

D = 185 mm

(7

5

/

16

”)

R = 20 mm

(

3

/

4

”)

C = 20 ... 30 mm

(

3

/

4 ...

1

3

/

16

”)

Connection of the thrust tunnel to the ship’s hull with a fairing results

in lower hull-resistance during normal sailing.

If the connection of the thrust

tunnel and the boat's hull is to be

made with a sloped side, it should

be executed in accordance with

the drawing.

Make the sloped side (C) with a

length of 0.1 to 0.15 x D and make

sure that the angle between the

tunnel and the sloped side will be

identical to the angle between the

sloped side and the ship’s hull.

C

β

γ

β

Sharp

C = 20...30 mm (

3

/

4

...1

3

/

16

”)

D = 185 mm (7

5

/

16

”)

β = β

γ = γ

A The connection with a fairing can be abrupt.

B It is better to make the connection with a fairing rounded with

radius ‘R’ of about 0.1 x D.

C The best connection is with a fairing using sloping side ‘C’ with

dimensions 0.1 to 0.15 x D.

Length ‘L’ of the fairing should be between 1 x D and 3 x D.

This fairing should be embodied in the ship’s hull in such a way that

the centreline of the fairing will correspond with the anticipated

shape of the bow-wave.

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3.4 Grid bars in the tunnel openings

Although the thrust force will be adversely aected, grid bars may be

placed into the tunnel openings, for protection of the thruster.

In order to limit the negative eect of this on the thrust and on hull

resistance during normal operation as much as possible, the follow-

ing must be taken into account:

185 mm

3 x

The bars must have a rectangular cross-section.

Do not t round bars.

The bars must overlap a certain amount.

The bars must be installed so they are perpendicular to the expected

waveform.

ø ...

3 mm (

1

/

8

”)

min. 20 mm (

3

/

4

”)

max. 40 mm (1

1

/

2

”)

ca. 0.7 x 0.7 mm

(

1

/

32

” x

1

/

32

”)

=

α

α : min. 0º

max. 15º

90º

Overlap

Polyester thrust tunnel:

Resin: The resin used for the polyester thrust tunnel is Isophtalic

polyester resin (Norpol Pl 2857).

Pre-treatment: The outside of the tunnel must be roughened. Re-

move all of the top surface down to the glass-bre. Use a grinding

disc for this.

Important: After the tunnel been sawn to length, treat the end of

the tube with resin. This will prevent water seeping in.

Laminating: Apply a coat of resin as the rst coat. Lay on a glass-

bre mat and impregnate with resin. Repeat this procedure until

you have built up a sucient number of layers.

A polyester thrust tunnel should

be nished as follows:

• Roughen the hardened resin/

glass-bre. Apply a top coat of

resin.

• Treat the side of the tunnel

which comes into contact

with water with ‘epoxy paint’

or 2-component polyurethane

paint.

• Then apply anti-fouling treat-

ment if required.

3.5 Installation of the thrust tunnel

Drill 2 holes in the hull, where the

centreline of the thrust tunnel will

be, in accordance with the diam-

eter of the marking tool.

D

Pass the marking tool (home-made)

through both pre-drilled holes and

mark the outside diameter of the

thrust-tunnel on the hull.

D [mm] (inches)

Steel GRP

Alumi-

nium

194

(7

41

/

64

”)

196

(7

23

/

32

”)

196

(7

23

/

32

”)

Dependent on the vessel’s con-

struction material, cut out the

holes by means of a jigsaw or an

oxy-acetylene cutter.

Do not t more bars per opening than is indicated in the drawing.

Install the thrust-tunnel.

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22 (

7

/

8

”) 22 (

7

/

8

”)

ø 9 (

3

/

8

”)

ø 30 (1

3

/

16

”)

37 (1

29

/

64

”) 77 (3

1

/

32

”)

ø 9 (

3

/

8

”)

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3.6 Drilling the holes in the thrust-tunnel

Mark the installation position of the bow thruster by means of the

intermediate ange.

Use the drill pattern supplied, to determine the correct position of

the holes to be drilled.

Important: The pattern of the holes must be positioned precisely on

the centreline of the tunnel.

Consult the template for the dimensions of the holes to be drilled.

Drill the holes through the thrust tunnel and take care that the holes

are free of burrs.

3.7 Protection of the bow thruster against corrosion

To prevent corrosion problems, do not use copper based anti-foul-

ing. Cathodic protection is a ‘must’ for the protection of all metal

parts under water and the bow thruster is supplied with a zinc anode

for this purpose.

Corrosion of a steel or aluminium thrust tunnel can be reduced by

ensuring that the tail piece is completely insulated from the thrust-

tunnel.

NOTE: The gaskets supplied are already electrically insulated. How-

ever the bolts and the shaft need to be tted with insulation mate-

rial, for example nylon bushes.

Insulation bush

Gasket

Insulation bush

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4 Installation

4.1 Introduction

note

The areas in which the electric motor(s)

of the bow thruster(s) and the batter-

ies are positioned must be dry and well

ventilated.

For overall dimensions see drawing, page

163.

The bow thruster is supplied in parts as

shown.

4.2 Installation tailpiece and intermediate ange

• Ensure that the plastic shim plate (1) has been positioned on the

tail piece.

• Place one packing (2) between the tail piece and the tunnel.

• Apply a 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. Sikaex®-292.

• Grease the hole of the intermediate ange and position this

ange.

• Grease the threads of the bolts with ‘outboard gear grease’ *) be-

fore inserting and tightening them.

note

Check for any leaks immediately the vessel returns to the wa-

ter.

1

2

M8

12 - 15 Nm

6

Outboard Gear

Grease

(9 - 11 ft.lbf )

ø 185 mm

*) A suitable grease is VETUS ‘Shipping Grease’, Art. code: VSG.

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The propeller should run a minimum of 1.5 mm (

1

/

16

”) free of the

thrust tube wall, around the complete circumference.

4.3 Final assembly

• Grease the propeller shaft with ‘outboard gear grease’ *) and in-

stall the propeller.

• Slide the exible coupling onto the output spindle of the electric

motor as far as necessary to allow the end of the output spindle

(A) and the underside of the ange (B) to become aligned.

• Tighten the lock-screw (C) to the specied torque.

• Grease the input shaft with an installation compound, such as

‘Molykote® G-n plus’.

• Grease the threads of the fastenings bolts with ‘outboard gear

grease’ *) and install the electric motor to the intermediate ange.

• For a rst check, turn the propeller by hand - it should turn easily,

while connected to the output spindle of the electric motor.

M10

20 - 25 Nm

17

Molykote® G-n plus

Outboard Gear

Grease

(15 - 18 ft.lbf)

1 2

3 4 5

PH2

Outboard Gear

Grease

M5

3 Nm

2.5

(2.2 ft.lbf )

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*) A suitable grease is VETUS ‘Shipping Grease’, Art. code: VSG.

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The total battery capacity must be sucient for the size of the bow

thruster; see the table.

See page 174 for the applicable battery capacity.

The minimum battery capacity is specied in the table; with a lar-

ger battery capacity, the bow thruster will perform even better!

We recommend Vetus maintenance free marine batteries; these can

be supplied in the following sizes: 55 Ah, 70Ah, 90 Ah, 108 Ah, 120

Ah, 143 Ah, 165 Ah, 200 Ah and 225 Ah.

We also recommend that each bow thruster is powered by its own

separate battery or batteries. This allows the battery bank to be

placed as close as possible to the bow thruster; the main power ca-

bles can then be short thus preventing voltage losses caused by long

cables.

Always use batteries whose type and capacity are compatible for

their use.

5 Electrical installation

note

Be sure to only use ‘sealed’ batteries if the batteries are located

in the same compartment as the bow thruster.

Vetus ‘SMF’ and ‘AGM’ maintenance-free batteries are ideal for

this application.

Batteries that are not ‘sealed’ may produce small amounts of ex-

plosive gas during the charging cycle.

5.2 Main power cables (battery cables)

The minimum diameter must be sucient for the bow thruster's cur-

rent draw in use and the voltage drop must not be more than 10% of

the voltage supplied, consult the table on page 174.

The minimum wire cross-section is given in the table; the bow thrust-

er will perform even better with a larger cross-section!

note

The maximum operating time and the thrust, as specied by

the technical details in your bow thruster installation and op-

erating manual, are based on the recommended battery ca-

pacities and battery connection cables.

5.3 Main switch

see page 172

The main switch must be tted to the ‘positive cable’.

The Vetus battery switch type BATSW250 is a suitable switch, which

is also available in a 2-pole version, Vetus part number BATSW250T.

5.4 Fuses

Main power fuse 1, see page 172

A fuse must be included in the ‘positive cable’ for the main switch, as

close to the battery as possible.

This fuse protects the on-board power cabling from short circuits.

For all fuses we can suppy a fuse holder, Vetus part no.: ZEHC100.

See page 174 for the size of the fuse to be used.

5.1 Choice of battery

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5.5 Connecting the main power cables and conguring the bow and/or stern thruster

Make sure that no other electrical parts come loose when con-

necting the electric cables.

Check all electrical connections after 14 days. Electrical parts

(such as bolts and nuts) may come loose as a result of uctua-

tions in temperature.

note

Make sure that the voltage stated on the motor type plate is

identical to the boat's power supply voltage.

• Take o the cover.

• Feed the battery cables through the input glands in the cover.

• Apply cable terminals to the battery cables and connect the ca-

bles to the motor controller.

Make sure that the cable terminal on the negative cable cannot

cause a short circuit to the lowest of the three motor connecti-

ons on the controller!

note

The tightening torque of bolts in the motor regulator is a

maximum of 16 Nm (12 ft-lbf).

The drawing shows how the cables must be laid in order for the

cover to be replaced again.

ENGLISH

Red

note

To allow the bow thruster or stern thruster to be distinguished

on the CAN bus, these must be congured appropriately.

Bow thruster

The conguration as supplied is for application as a bow thruster.

Stern thruster

Congure a stern thruster by cutting through the red wire as indica-

ted in the drawing.

• Reinstall the cover and tighten the glands.

Main power fuse 2

In the connection unit, there is a main power fuse on the controller.

This fuse protects the controller and motor against short circuit/

overloading and it must remain present under all circumstances.

note

When replacing the fuse, the replacement must be of the same rat-

ing.

14 - 16 Nm

(10 - 12 ft-lbf)

For connection diagrams, see also page 172.

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note

The hub should also be connected to

12 Volts in the case of a 48-Volt bow

thruster.

The CAN bus is a chain to which the bow thruster and the panels are

connected.

At one end of the chain, the power supply (3) must be connected

and the terminator (7) must be connected at the other end!

note

+

–

12 V

+

–

12 V

+

–

12 V

3

M

7

3

M

7

3

M

7

• Connect the panel as shown in the dia-

gram.

See diagrams on page 165 if several pan-

els have to be connected.

• Connect the hub to a 12-Volt power sup-

ply.

5.6 Connecting control voltage cables

• Mount the control panel at the helm position. There must be 150

mm of free space behind the panel.

+

–

12 V

Control panel

Connection cable

Control voltage fuse

CAN-bus supply

Terminator

Hub

Connection box thruster

Connection cable

48 V

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6.4 Conguring the panels

• Implement the conguration or the panel for controlling a bow or

stern thruster as in section 6.5.

OR

1

2

3

• Implement the conguration for the helm station where the panel

is sited as in section 6.6.

• If during test running it emerges that the movement of the boat

is opposite to the direction the joystick is moved in, this can be

modied as indicated in 6.7.

The illustrated operations must be performed on EACH panel in-

stalled.

6 Checking/test running and conguring the control panels

6.1 General

• Switch on the main switch.

After switching on the power a beep will sound at each control panel

tted.

The system is now in ‘stand-by’. The panel or both the panels are not

activated.

BPPPA BPPJA

ON/OFFON/OFF

WarninG

Do not test the bow thruster when the boat is out of the water

unless you are convinced that everyone is at a safe distance

from the propeller tunnel.

note

Keep to the following sequence for conguring the panels:

1) Conguring a panel for operating a bow or stern thruster (see sec-

tion 6.5),

2) Conguring a panel for the helm station where the panel is situa-

ted (see section 6.6),

3) Changing the thrust force direction (only if this proves necessary

during test running, see section 6.7).

6.3 Switching OFF a panel

Press once the ‘ON/OFF’ switch, the buzzer will reply with the signal

didididahdidah ( . . . - . - ).

• Turn o the battery main switch when leaving the boat.

6.2 Switching on a panel

• Press the ‘ON/OFF’ switch twice.

After the switch is pressed once the LED will ash green and the

buzzer will sound continuously didididididi..... (. . . . . . .) The ‘ON/OFF’

switch must be pressed a second time within 6 seconds. The LED

(blue) will remain on and the buzzer will conrm that the panel is

ready for use by giving the signal dahdidah (- . -).

If a second panel is connected the LED on the panel ‘which has not

been switched ON’ will ash (every second two short blue ashes,

heartbeat)

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6.5 Conguring a panel for operating a bow thrust-

er or a stern thruster

1 x

N.B. The panel must be in the OFF position (if the panel is NOT in the

OFF position, rst press the On / O button once to switch the panel

to the OFF position.

1 Place the panel in conguration mode

• Press and hold the On / O button for 10 seconds.

BLUE RED

1 x

2 Push the joystick to the left.

didahdi ( . − . )

3 Keep the joystick in this position and press

the On/O button.

During the rst 6 seconds, the buzzer will continuously signal a didi-

didididi ..... (. . . .). Keep pressing the On / O button. After 10 seconds

the buzzer sounds the signal dididididah (. . . - -). Now the panel is in

conguration mode.

4 Release the joystick after the signal didahdi

( . – . ) is given.

5 Conguring for a bow thruster: Push the joystick to the left once.

Conguring for a stern thruster: Push the joystick to the right once.

6 Press the On/O button once to conrm

the setting.

10 seconds

seconds

Conguration mode

seconds

6

dididididididid ( . . . . . . ) dididididah ( . . . . − )

4

2 3 4

5 6

1

Carry out the following actions on EACH panel in the order indi-

cated:

note

With a bow and stern thruster panel, together at the same helm

station, the helm station number entered must be the same.

BPPPA BPPJA

ON/OFFON/OFF

note

Settings are retained even if the supply voltage is switched

o!

OR

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6.6 Conguring a panel for the steering position

where the panel is placed

1 x

N.B. The panel must be in the OFF position (if the panel is NOT in the

OFF position, rst press the On / O button once to switch the panel

to the OFF position.

1 Place the panel in conguration mode

• Press and hold the On / O button for 10 seconds.

OR

Helm station

1

2

3 4

Helm station

1 2 3 4

1 BLUE, ashing

2 RED, ashing

3 BLUE, ashing

RED, quick ashing

4 BLUE and RED,

simultaneously ashing

2 Push the joystick to the right.

didahdi ( . − . )

3 Keep the joystick in this position and press

the On/O button.

During the rst 6 seconds, the buzzer will continuously signal a didi-

didididi ..... (. . . .). Keep pressing the On / O button. After 10 seconds

the buzzer sounds the signal dididididah (. . . - -). Now the panel is in

conguration mode.

4 Release the joystick after the signal didahdi

( . – . ) is given.

5 Select the helm station where the panel is sited by pushing the joystick to the left or the right and then

releasing it. The colour and ashing of the LED indicates the number of the helm station.

6 Press the On/O button once

to conrm the setting.

10 seconds

seconds

Conguration mode

seconds

6

dididididididid ( . . . . . . ) dididididah ( . . . . − )

4

2 3 4

5 6

1

Carry out the following actions on EACH panel in the order indi-

cated:

BPPPA BPPJA

ON/OFFON/OFF

note

With a bow and stern thruster panel, together at the same helm

station, the helm station number entered must be the same.

note

Settings are retained even if the supply voltage is switched

o!

1

2

3

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didahdi ( . − . )

2 x

BLUE and RED,

simultaneously

ashing

RED GREEN

1 x

GREEN RED

1 x

If, during the test run, it appears that the movement of the boat is

contrary to the direction in which the joystick is moved, recongure

as follows.

Carry out the following actions on EACH panel in the order indi-

cated:

N.B. The panel must be in the OFF position (if the panel is NOT in the

OFF position, rst press the On / O button once to switch the panel

to the OFF position.

note

Settings are retained even if the supply voltage is switched o!

1 x

2

4

5

3

6.7 Changing the thrust direction

1 Place the panel in conguration mode

• Press and hold the On / O button for 10 seconds.

During the rst 6 seconds, the buzzer will continuously signal a did-

ididididi ..... (. . . .). Keep pressing the On / O button. After 10 seconds

the buzzer sounds the signal dididididah (. . . - -). Now the panel is in

conguration mode.

10 seconds

seconds

Conguration mode

seconds

6

dididididididid ( . . . . . . ) dididididah ( . . . . − )

4

1

2 Press the On/O button twice. 3 The LED next to the On/O button will now start ashing simulta-

neously blue and red.

6 Press the On/O but-

ton once to conrm the

setting.

BPPPA BPPJA

ON/OFFON/OFF

4 When the red LED at the upper

left is on: Push the joystick to

the left once. The green LED at

the upper right will now go on

and the thrust force direction is

changed.

5 When the green LED on the up-

per right is on: Push the joystick

to the right once. The red LED

at the upper left will now go on

and the thrust force direction is

changed.

OR

6

Always set up the following two congurations

rst: - whether the panel is to operate a bow or a

stern thruster (see section 6.5), and

- which helm station the panel is situated in (see

section 6.6). Thereafter, if necessary, change the

thrust force direction.

note

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7 Hoofdafmetingen

Principal dimensions

Hauptabmessungen

Dimensions principales

Dimensiones principales

Dimensioni principali

Mål

Huvudmått

Viktigste mål

Päämitat

Główne wymiary

MIN. 185

(7

5

/

16

“)

80

(3

1

/

8

“)

ø 185

(7

5

/

16

“ DIA.)

413 (16

1

/

4

“)

BOWA0651 - BOWA0761

185 mm Tunnel

8VAC-2.7kW Motor

210 (8

1

/

4

“)

309 (12

3

/

16

“)

99

(3

7

/

8

“)

200 (7

7

/

8

“)

168 (6

5

/

8

“)

MIN. 185

(7

5

/

16

“)

80

(3

1

/

8

“)

ø 185

(7

5

/

16

“ DIA.)

210 (8

1

/

4

“)

309 (12

3

/

16

“)

413 (16

1

/

4

“)

99

(3

7

/

8

“)

200 (7

7

/

8

“)

168 (6

5

/

8

“)

BOWA0764

185 mm Tunnel

15VAC-3.1kW Motor

1 : 10

BOWA0651

BOWA0761

BOWA0764

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85 ( 3

3

/

8

” )

85 ( 3

3

/

8

” )

55 ( 2

3

/

16

” ) 111 ( 4

3

/

8

” )

ø 76 (3“ DIA.)

0.5 - 22 (

7

/

8

” )

85 ( 3

3

/

8

” )

85 ( 3

3

/

8

” )

85 ( 3

3

/

8

” ) 111 ( 4

3

/

8

” )

ø 76 (3 “ DIA.)

0.5 - 22 (

7

/

8

” )

BPPJA

BPPPA

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BPPJA

BPPPA

8 Aansluitschema’s

Wiring diagrams

Schaltplan

Diagramas de cableado

Diagrammes de câblage

Schemi Elettrici

Strømskemaer

Kopplingsscheman

Koblingsskjemaer

Kytkentäkaaviot

Schemat okablowania

+

–

12 V

+

–

12 V

+

–

12 V

3

M

7

3

M

7

3

M

7

Let op

De CAN-bus is een keten waar de boegschroef en de panelen op zijn

aangesloten.

Aan het ene eind van de keten moet de voeding (3) worden aan-

gesloten en aan het andere einde moet de terminator (7) worden

aangesloten!

note

The CAN bus is a chain to which the bow thruster and the panels are

connected.

At one end of the chain, the power supply (3) must be connected

and the terminator (7) must be connected at the other end!

achtunG

Der CAN-Bus ist eine (Netzwerk-)Leitung, an die die Bugschraube

und die Bedienelemente angeschlossen sind.

Am einen Ende dieser Leitung muss die CAN-Bus-Versorgung (3),

am anderen Ende der Abschluss (7) angeschlossen werden!

attention

Le bus CAN est un câble sur lequel l’hélice d’étrave et les tableaux

sont branchés.

L’alimentation (3) doit être est branchée sur l’une des extrémités

du câble et le terminateur (7) à l’autre extrémité !

atención

El CAN-bus es una cadena donde la hélice de proa y los paneles están

conectados.

En uno de los extremos de la cadena se tiene que conectar la alimen-

tación (3) y en el otro extremo se debe conectar el terminador (7).

attenzione

Il CAN-bus è una catena a cui sono collegati l’elica di prua ed i pan-

nelli.

Ad una estremità della catena deve essere collegata l’alimentazio-

ne (3) ed all’altra estremità deve essere collegato il terminatore (7)!

Bemærk

CAN-bussen er en kæde, bovpropellen og panelerne er tilsluttet til.

I den ene ende af kæden skal strømforsyningen (3) tilsluttes, og

impedansmodstanden (7) skal tilsluttes i den anden ende!

oBservera

CAN-busen är en kedja som bogpropellern och panelerna är anslut-

na till.

I den ena änden av kedjan måste tillförseln (3) anslutas och i den

andra änden måste terminatorn (7) anslutas!

merk

CAN-bus er en kjede som baugpropellen og panelene er koblet til.

På den ene enden av kjeden skal strømforsyningen (3) tilkobles og

i den andre enden skal terminatoren (7) kobles til!

huom

CAN-väylä on ketju, johon keulapotkuri ja paneelit on yhdistetty.

Ketjun toiseen päähän on liitettävä virtalähde (3) ja toiseen pää-

hän on liitettävä terminaattori (7)!

uWaGa

Magistrala CAN to łańcuch, do którego dołączony jest ster strumie-

niowy i panele.

Na jednym końcu łańcucha musi być podłączony zasilacz (3), a ter-

minator (7) musi być podłączony na drugim końcu!

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