Albin 28TEFD Vetus Bow Thruster

[lawrento]

Hi Albineers,
I've a problem with my Vetus bow truster ... Cannot start ? Last person using the boat say bow truster hav intermittent start/stop feel.
How to Troubleshoot ? or what's the problem ?
Wish to hear your comments .
Cheers !
Lawrento.
Best Bet 2
R S Y C
Singapore.

[JoeH]

I had a similar problem a year ago. Turns out it was nothing more than corrosion on the wiring connections at the thruster motor.
Try cleaning them first before looking further.

Joe H
Scituate, MA

[lawrento]

Hi Albineers,
Regards to my Vetus Bow Thruster trouble .... props can't turn manually.
Have any Albineers here switch to other Brands while replacing their defective bow thruster for economic reasons.
If Not, is the reason due to technical specs ?
What will be the difficulty encounter ?
Wish to learn from your valuable experiences.
Thanks,
Lawrento
Best Bet 2
Albin 28TEFD
RSYC Marina
Singapore.

[DougSea]

Hi Lawrento,

The prop should turn manually. If it can't you likely have either a frozen motor or a problem in the gearcase. You should be able to remove the motor from the gearcase and isolate where the problem lies. Replacing the motor should be fairly straight forward - although if getting a replacement in Singapore is too difficult you could look into having it rebuilt locally. If the gearcase is locked up you have different problems.

I've not seen any conversations on the forum about changing brands of thrusters. Since the thruster tunnel is normally matched to the specific thruster being installed it would make sense to stick with the same brand. That way clearences and mounting should be consistent.

Let us know how this moves along for you!

[jillsusan]

Hi--the brushes need to be cleaned-- you will need a vice grip needle nose pliers -- just pull the brushes out-- clean them up-- or replace them- and the unit will work fine.

If you look in the manual for the thruster it suggests the brushes be cleaned every season.

[lawrento]

Hi Albineers,
Thanks for all the good advices ..
I've change to a new Vetus Bow Thruster 55Kgf/150 mm dia.
Juz launch the boat and the Bow thruster is running very smooth ... may be New.
Cheers !
Lawrento
Albin 28TEFD
R S Y C
Singapore.

[yarlin]

Has anyone replace a Fetus Bow Thruster on a 28.

[dgetswet]

I had the same problem with my Vetus bow thruster. Ian from Vetus in Florida was an excellent help. He walked me through the thruster and found the wire for one of the brushes was corroded. I replaced all the brushes cleaned it up and works fine.

[hlucas]

Hello
My first post
Where do you buy the brushes and what part # please
Thanks
Henry Lucas
2007 28 flush deck

[Nancy]

Welcome aboard, Henry. Nice boat you have there!
Forum hint: unless a thread is fairly current, you're usually better off to start a new thread.
I suggest that you call Vetus for guidance on part numbers and sourcing.

[hlucas]

Thank you ,Nancy found the info the brushes cost over$350!
Regards Henry would you believe my boat named after my wife Nan-Sea II.

[Nancy]

Someone more mechanical than I may jump in re: the brushes. When we replaced ours in 2013, they cost nowhere near that! I recall the whole overhaul was $200-300.

Lotta Nancys of a certain age....

[Norseman]

Thank you ,Nancy found the info the brushes cost over$350!
Regards Henry would you believe my boat named after my wife Nan-Sea II.

Don't pay that for brushes, get generic ones for $30-40..
Vetus wants nothing to do with old units so they up the price on old ones to persuade folks to upgrade to the latest model.

[Maye Marie]

Try this link https://nvnmarine.com/products/2011875- ... w2312-3512
If you look around you should get them around 150.00 for set of four

[hlucas]

Terry and KarenThanks you’re right supposedly found 8 for $250
Will report link if it works out
Am pulling the motor so can work on bench impossible in the boat
Waiting for brushes to be delivered
See you’re in Mystic, my wife and I both born and raised in Norwich.
Regards,
Henry Lucas