2021 Supra Stern Thruster option

[larry_arizona]

At the rate boats sales are going and all the damn newbies buying expensive Boats they have no clue how to drive....I would say it can’t hurt your resale value.


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Not going to lie, I really want to get my wife and teen son docking capable. I don’t trust them with a V drive.

Does a 22.5 boat need thrusters? No, but I need to see a demo of the Supra version. It looks slick.


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[jcarter20]

Not going to lie, I really want to get my wife and teen son docking capable. I don’t trust them with a V drive.

Does a 22.5 boat need thrusters? No, but I need to see a demo of the Supra version. It looks slick.


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Agreed, it is great for that also. Just venting my frustration with more idiots at the docks this year then I have ever seen. Ha ha. If the question is about resale, I certainly think it would be a good selling point in the future. Not sure it will net you an extra $5k, but if I was looking at the exact same used boat and one had it and one didn’t.... I would get the one with thrusters. I don’t need them, but my wife and two young kids who will eventually be learning to drive could certainly benefit. Which means I can sit back and relax at some point in my life.


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[mgswake]

Agreed, it is great for that also. Just venting my frustration with more idiots at the docks this year then I have ever seen. Ha ha. If the question is about resale, I certainly think it would be a good selling point in the future. Not sure it will net you an extra $5k, but if I was looking at the exact same used boat and one had it and one didn’t.... I would get the one with thrusters. I don’t need them, but my wife and two young kids who will eventually be learning to drive could certainly benefit. Which means I can sit back and relax at some point in my life.


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Idiots is a strong word, but I have seen a bunch of threads on different brand pages of people buying new Moomba, Axis, Nautique as their first boat. Not even first wakeboat, first boat! I think a lot of it has to do with surfing and how it is so much less intimidating for newbies. I don’t like the extra people on the lake and I’m not a fan of the rising prices, but it’s working out for boat sales. And surfing is really taking over as the main “tow” sport.

[larry_arizona]

I will say the lakes have been noticeably busier this year, the sand bar we frequent went from 10-12 boats on a weekend to 20-25, it’s noticeable.

That said, yet another use for thrusters, weaving to get out of the sand bar traffic.


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[sandm]

24 months there is going to be a flood of used boats hitting the market with varying degrees of care. I see more abused boats than cared for.
once kids are able to be back in sports and the novelty of boating wears off, it'll be a bad year to be building new tow boats.

[haknslash]

Not gonna lie, if I had the coin I would option for a thruster. Not sure about 8 G's though but a couple grand I would for sure get one. The cabin we recently rented always seemed to have a stiff crosswind every time we came back to the cabin from a day of boating and I had to abort a few docking attempts because my angle would get messed up from the wind changing as we approached the dock. Not to say I haven't learned a lot about driving and docking these boats and that I'm more than comfortable docking (at least always to starboard lol) but I would like a thruster just to help steer the stern any direction without gear changes. I imagine picking up a downed rider would be even easier and faster as well. Maybe one day I'll get that option years down the road when the tech feature hype dies down a little bit.

[Isaguel]

Thruster? Yes, all the way. I have owned a V-drive for 5 seasons and no matter how much experienced I've gained and how adept I am at driving my V-drive, I would take a thruster in a heart beat, at the right price. 8700$ no, but 3-4k yes. I just don't see how a small electric motor, some cabling and a controller can be that expensive. I know this is an oversimplification but, you get the idea.
But, if 8700$ is no issue for you, then by all means, I know I would if I had that money burning a hole in my pocket.

[larry_arizona]

Technically it’s $8700 MSRP, but who has paid MSRP for a tow boat?


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[sandm]

I just don't see how a small electric motor, some cabling and a controller can be that expensive. I know this is an oversimplification but, you get the idea.

same reason that a tower for a towboat cost north of 15k. or clamping boardracks are 4k. or a bimini is 2k. or a paragon is 275k.

makes no sense but we all line up to spend our hard earned monies......

[Isaguel]

OK, I just submitted a request for a quote on ezdrive for the Horizontal classic. I'll let u all know what the quote comes at. Then installation will be separate. Doing this just out of curiosity. My wife just said: "We are not getting a thruster!". Oh well.

It includes all components, mounting hardware and breaker.