Bow and Stern Thrusters have made sailors’ lives much easier since their introduction. The Jet Thruster uses the latest technology to break new ground in this field, including fewer moving parts and a much smaller opening in the hull.
The advantages of the Jet Thruster
The Jet Thruster is a water-pressure-based manoeuvring system for motor and sailing yachts. “Our customers benefit from low-noise operation, flexible installation, reliability, an aesthetically pleasing appearance, reduced resistance and ease of use,” director and owner Henry Kroeze and marketing manager Pieter Cats explain. “These qualities and more are generally attributed to the Jet Thruster by boat owners as well as installers and boat manufacturers. And this is exactly what we wished to achieve.”
The operation of the Jet Thruster is based on the aspiration of outside water, is subsequently expelled through nozzles in the bow and/or stern. To this end, the Jet Thruster has been fitted with a powerful centrifugal pump, a three-way valve and electrical controls. As the system does not use a propeller, it produces no annoying cavitation noise.
The Jet Thruster does not require a tunnel tube and at only sixty millimetres in diameter, the orifices are very limited in size. This means the application can be used on vessels on which the placement of a bow or stern thruster would normally be impossible. Moreover, the nozzles can be placed on the far ends, improving effectiveness and manoeuvrability.
Holland Marine Parts
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NL-3316 BL Dordrecht
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