Has anyone installed a bow thruster on a 39 Express. Narrow marina fairways and a new slip with cross winds says it is time.
I haven’t but I’m also thinking along the same lines. Have you looked at the jet thruster? I definitely like the idea of it, rather than cutting a tunnel through the bow.
Since the original post I have selected the Jet Thruster as the way to go. A three inch intake and two 2 inch holes for the jets made me much more comfortable than two 8 inch holes right under the forward mast. The pump will fit in the bottom of the stateroom closet and all of the plumbing will run under the port settee to the bow. I can do the install over the winter and put the thru-hulls in when I haul in the spring for bottom paint.
Can’t wait to hear more about your install, please post pics and insights. I’m relocating my black water tank to the starboard outboard area of the shower, so I have loads of space under the v-berth now. Hopefully that will make the project easy in the future.