My side-power thruster will turn on when both on buttons are pressed and released. (The on light stays on) After it is on, pressing the port or starboard thruster will only produce slight motor noise with no thrust. However, if I press and hold down the two on buttons, and while holding the on buttons in, press for port or starboard thrust, the thruster works fine. Any ideas on this?
side-power bow thruster
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Comodave
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Welcome aboard. We had a Sidepower thruster in our last boat. I installed it in the stern. If I had an issue I would call Imtra. They are the distributor for Sidepower. They were very helpful.
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While I would also call Imtra, my bet is that they will tell you to replace the control button module. I've replaced 2 in the last 8 years. On my boat there are 2 stations, so it's pretty easy to confirm the control is the failure point.
I keep a spare on board.
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