Stern Thruster

[SONIC]

Can someone with a 21 supra with a thruster see if they can find a brand on the thruster motors?
It's something I would really like to make for my boat and if I can figure out what they are using for motors I can do all the machine work to make it work.
Anyone know?

[cucv]

I keep thinking about using my Mini Kota and shrouding it in a tube. Mini Kota makes a nice engine mount thruster, 24v, 80lbs of thrust, $900, that looks prime for a diy stern thruster.
Looks like the Supra thruster has 88 lbs of thrust and draw 245 amps.

2005 Tige 22v

[larry_arizona]

I keep thinking about using my Mini Kota and shrouding it in a tube. Mini Kota makes a nice engine mount thruster, 24v, 80lbs of thrust, $900, that looks prime for a diy stern thruster.
Looks like the Supra thruster has 88 lbs of thrust and draw 245 amps.

2005 Tige 22v

88lbs each or 44lbs each?


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[cucv]

Sorry, I miss spoke, the ezDrive thruster is 88lbs of thrust each, I haven't found the Supra spec.
I see Sonic was all over a wakegarage thread last year on using a Mini Kota for a thruster.
There are lots of replacement motors for thrusters on ebay, might be able to get some info off a serial tag.

2005 Tige 22v

[SONIC]

Thanks,
I've seen the trolling motor setups but on a boat this nice I want to stick with nicer looking parts.
I really like the 2 separate small motors that supra is using, it's genius vs one larger one IMO.

Hoping someone has one that can see some markings on it, although it might be all in the shroud and not visible.

[larry_arizona]

I will be happy to look when I get my boat in February.


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[SONIC]

I will be happy to look when I get my boat in February.


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That will give me a month to build one! Lol
I'll take you up on that if no one else is willing to look

[larry_arizona]

Boat could arrive sooner and I will forward any information I can as soon as I can


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[2in2out]

I came across a discussion about the thruster on PN about the Nautiques washing out the goofy side wave. Only 1-2 comments about it. Curious if the Supra thruster design has an impact on wave dynamic. I await your reports.

[Vati' Gang]

I came across a discussion about the thruster on PN about the Nautiques washing out the goofy side wave. Only 1-2 comments about it. Curious if the Supra thruster design has an impact on wave dynamic. I await your reports.

I'd assume that the plates on the Supra surf system would shield the thrusters that sit above, from interfering with the wave