Thruster: EZ Thruster vs. Liquid Propulsion

[HFarr]

I was able to pin down my dealer and they say that the supra twist top throttle will fit the Makai, but the throttle by itself will run $1200. That's on top of the $600 install and the ez drive thruster purchase. I'm patiently waiting to see what the LP kit runs I guess and then make a decision.

That's just insane pricing!

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[larry_arizona]

Whoa


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[Holdmybeer]

Whoa


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Time to up your marketing cost for those thruster post of the past. LMAO!

[SONIC]

I was able to pin down my dealer and they say that the supra twist top throttle will fit the Makai, but the throttle by itself will run $1200. That's on top of the $600 install and the ez drive thruster purchase. I'm patiently waiting to see what the LP kit runs I guess and then make a decision.

Unfortunately that's not going to be any more expensive than the LP system, actually a good bit cheaper. I spoke with them a while back and was surprised by how high they planned to price the system, and that was before most of this covid supply chain bullshit.
I'd say 6800 for the EZ with the supra knob will be several thousand cheaper than the LP setup. It's also my understanding that the aftermarket one won't come with the supra throttle anyway so you're still going to have to do that.

[HFarr]

Unfortunately that's not going to be any more expensive than the LP system, actually a good bit cheaper. I spoke with them a while back and was surprised by how high they planned to price the system, and that was before most of this covid supply chain bullshit.
I'd say 6800 for the EZ with the supra knob will be several thousand cheaper than the LP setup. It's also my understanding that the aftermarket one won't come with the supra throttle anyway so you're still going to have to do that.

Dang! So you are talking LP system being around 9K or more? I can call a temp agency and hire a couple of guys to sit on the back corners of my boat with paddles every time I go out cheaper than that. Then I have additional ballast too LOL!

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[larry_arizona]

It’s a $9k+ factory option, I would expect aftermarket version to be at least that.

$9k is a tough pill to swallow for that option, if it wasn’t for a significant discount, I likely would have passed.

The other OEM thruster options are far more. I think Bu is $10k and Nautique $12.5k


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[SONIC]

Dang! So you are talking LP system being around 9K or more? I can call a temp agency and hire a couple of guys to sit on the back corners of my boat with paddles every time I go out cheaper than that. Then I have additional ballast too LOL!

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I don't know what current pricing is, just the price I was given preproduction.

I highly doubt supra would allow them to price it below the factory option, as it would take away from their sales.

There's a lot of R&D and tech in those little motors (I heavily researched building them myself at one point) and they certainly aren't cheap. That being said I think they are taking advantage of the boat market (like everyone else in this market) if you can afford a 150k boat you can afford 10k thrusters, and when you're the only game in town.....

[2in2out]

If you can swing it, it’s worth it. Espescially if you boat on a narrow, congested lake or river.


Making my new SA build come true!!!

[larry_arizona]

I still like them, but was using them yesterday and the wind kicked up a bit, the wind makes them slow to respond with a high freeboard boat, still better then not having them, but reverted back to driving the boat as if I didn’t have them.

Just a heads up, you can overheat them with continuous use, it takes awhile to cool them off.


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[SONIC]

I still like them, but was using them yesterday and the wind kicked up a bit, the wind makes them slow to respond with a high freeboard boat, still better then not having them, but reverted back to driving the boat as if I didn’t have them.

Just a heads up, you can overheat them with continuous use, it takes awhile to cool them off.


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I'd love to drive both a LP thruster and an EZ thruster setup back to back.
My bet says the EZ is a good bit more powerful.