Vetus BOWB285 - 1 Safety; Warning indications; Symbols

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Installation manual BOW PRO Series Thrusters: BOWB285 - BOWB300 - BOWB320
1 Safety
Warning indications
Where applicable, the following warning indications are used in this
manual in connection with safety:
DanGer
Indicates that great potential danger exists that can lead to serious
injury or death.
WarninG
Indicates that a potential danger that can lead to injury exists.
caution
Indicates that the usage procedures, actions etc. concerned can re-
sult in serious damage to or destruction of the engine. Some CAU-
TION indications also advise that a potential danger exists that can
lead to serious injury or death.
note
Emphasises important procedures, circumstances etc.
Symbols
Indicates that the relevant procedure must be carried out.
Indicates that a particular action is forbidden.
Share these safety instructions with all users.
General rules and laws concerning safety and accident prevention
must always be observed.
WarninG
This product should only be installed and maintained by
qualied personnel who have read and understood the in-
structions and precautions in this manual. Failure to follow
the instructions in this manual may result in serious injury or
property damage. The manufacturer shall not be liable for any
damages resulting from improper installation or maintenance
by unqualied personnel.
2 Introduction
This manual give guidelines for installing a VETUS bow and/or stern
thruster from the BOW PRO series, model ‘BOWB285’, ‘BOWB300 and
‘BOWB320’.
The bow or stern thruster system consists of the following basic com-
ponents:
- Side thruster
- Tunnel
- Energy storage
- Energy supply
- Operation
ENGLISH
note
If necessary, consult the installation manuals for all components
before putting the complete system into operation.
For maintenance and warranty, please refer to the 'Maintenance
and Warranty Manual'.
The quality of installation will determine how reliably the bow and/or
stern thruster performs. Almost all faults can be traced back to errors
or inaccuracies during installation. It is therefore imperative that the
steps given in the installation instructions are followed in full during
the installation process and checked afterward.
Alterations made to the bow thruster by the user will void any li-
ability on the part of the manufacturer for any damages that may
result.
The actual thrust generated by the bow and/or stern thruster will
vary from vessel to vessel depending on the windage, the hull dis-
placement, and the shape of the underwater section.
The nominal thrust quoted can only be achieved under normal con-
ditions:
• During use ensure the correct battery voltage is available.
• The installation is carried out in compliance with the recommen-
dations given in this installation instruction, in particular with re-
gard to:
- Suciently large diameter of the battery cables so that voltage
drop is reduced to a minimum.
- The manner in which the tunnel has been connected to the
hull.
- Use of bars in the tunnel openings.
These bars should only be used where this is strictly necessary
(if sailing regularly in severely polluted water.)
- The bars must have been tted correctly.
note
The areas in which the electric motor(s) of the thruster(s) and
batteries are positioned must be dry and well ventilated.
note
Check for possible leaks immediately the boat is relaunched.
note
The maximum continuous length of usage and the thrust
as specied in the technical details are based on the recom-
mended battery capacities and battery cables.