Bow Thruster 101, Outside

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by Frank Walker 08 August 2011 How to.. 14 photos 7013 views

Old age and the desire to stay in the cockpit until dirt nap time produced this mod to CBREEZE during the Spring yard visit. 3HP 12 V Side Power and a 5” dia. Tunnel.

No whiplash but pushes the bow around nicely

After a lot of head scratching and measuring, this is where it is going to go<br>

Intersection of a cylinder and IP keel<br>

Looks like gel coat, mat, and 3 layers of triax on 32<br>

Somebody get the smelling salts<br>

Gonna need a bigger bilge pump.

Too much mousse

Mousse sanded to produce tunnel radius and front flow fairing<br>

Fairing to direct the flow over the opening while motoring fwd

New meaning to the idea of “hand lay up”<br> <br>

Momma said always keep a neat workplace, Momma never worked with fiber glass

Tools for the job

Fiber glass trees might be a better bet, section of tunnel also shown

From the port side<br>

From the Stb side, zinc on the end of foot

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Sincerely,

The International IPYOA administration team.