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Old 05-15-2018, 07:22 AM   #6
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In hydraulic systems hp is a function of flow and pressure. Naiad probably designed your system to go max flow at cruise rpm. Since thrusters are most effective at zero stw and rudders gain increasing control at stw > 0 you only have a couple of options 1) put another pump on your generator for docking as ff mentioned 2) change the way you handle your boat as Peter mentioned. Since you only need a thruster when you have 0 speed on, just run your engine at fast idle while maneuvering sideways. Do not even think about increasing the system pressure without consulting a hydraulic shop.
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