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Thank you for purchasing a Smart Thruster from DockStar. This product was created to improve the safety and
the enjoyment of recreational boating. We hope it gives you years of satisfaction with its simplicity and
effectiveness.
This manual covers the operation of the Smart Thruster once the T-track and stainless tube have been mounted to
the boat. See the "Bow Installation Guide" and the "Stern Installation Guide" on our Manuals page for information
on how to mount your T-track and stainless tube installation kit to your boat.
The Smart Thruster is a simple device, so not much instruction is required. However, please read the instructions
completely to make sure you achieve the safety and enjoyment intended. While the operation of the Smart
Thruster is simple, the piloting of a recreational boat in a tight marina with wind and current is not. We strongly
advise that you practice maneuvering your boat with the aid of the Smart Thruster several times in calm and
uncrowded conditions before moving onto more challenging docking maneuvers. Practice is definitely required to
get the feel of using this aid.
Limitations of Use for DockStar Smart Thruster
We believe this product will greatly add to your boating enjoyment and safety. As with any product, there are some
limitations that must be observed.
The Smart Thruster is intended only for non-commercial recreational pleasure craft for the purpose of low speed
maneuvering assistance in sheltered harbors.
The Smart Thruster is suitable for use as a bow thruster on
displacement hulls with top speeds not exceeding 8 knots, and as a stern thruster on all boats with suitable clearance
for raising and lower the thruster on its track. The Smart Thruster is not suitable for mounting to the bow of high
speed boats where the thruster is not able to be raised out of the path of the rushing water. Pontoon boats, for
example, travel at high speed and yet allow for retracting the Smart Thruster above the deck and out of the path of
the water force. This is not possible on most planning V-hull boats.
The use of the Smart Thruster is not a substitute for proper boat handling by the user. The boat should always be
handled in such a way to avoid damaging the boat or other boats and docks. The Smart Thruster can only exert a
finite amount of force (about 65 lbs.). It cannot compensate for excessive boat speed, excessive wind speed, or
excessive currents. Practice the use of the Smart Thruster in light winds and light current until proficient in
coordinating the use of the thruster with the use of the boat's main propulsion. Problems likely will result if
insufficient practice has been had.
The DockStar Smart Thruster is designed to provide years of reliable service. However, any electro-mechanical
device has failure modes. Always handle the boat such that should a failure with the Smart Thruster occur, you are
able to either proceed with the docking without the Smart Thruster, or can safely abort the docking.
Do not operate the boat at speeds greater than 5 knots with the Smart Thruster deployed. The Smart Thruster is
cantilevered into the water from the above-the-water mounting. Speeds greater than 5 knots put tremendous
pressure on the thruster housing and this force coupled with the cantilevered mounting puts a great deal of torque
on the mounting system. Operation above 5 knots with the thruster deployed may result in failure of the mounting
and damage to the thruster or your boat.
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