Johnrgould
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Jul 21, 2018
- Messages
- 29
- Location
- United States
- Vessel Name
- Lilly May
- Vessel Make
- 1989 54 ft President Yacht
It has happen a few times now. The last time we were docking and the bow thruster went full power to Starboard with out any input. Luckily the previous owner installed a kill switch right next to thruster controls so when this happens I can shut down right away. About a month ago docking at another marina it did the same thing and I had to kill it. Another time it did it in the locks and slammed us against the wall of the lock. Right after I purchased boat and had it happen in the locks and I replaced the bow thruster joystick but the problem has persisted. Most of the time it works wonderful and is a amazing tool. Just can never trust it. I talked to previous owner and he said it happen to him also and that is why he had a kill switch installed. He had people in Seattle look at it and could not find anything wrong with it. We are 300 miles up the Columbia River and we do not have many specialized mechanics around here and I was just wondering if anyone on here had any info on this kind of problem. Thank you ahead of time.
