seems pretty large.

agreed, stearn thruster on a 370ss is over-kill.

wondering how many of these are in service at LOTO ? interesting find

I am really considering doing the jet thruster unit. The key will be if I can get the 2 1/2" pipe (somewhat flexible) up to the bow. I agree that the stern thrusters are probably overkill, but for not much more $$$ it might be nice, especially when selling it at some point down the road (and it would be easier/safer/better for my adult kids). I am going to have my mechanic take a look at the plumbing routing this week. Thanks for all of the suggestions.

Not ideal, but you can probably flex the pipes upward, instead of rearward; all depending on where you go though the hull, even if you are forced to go through the hull at a portion that is not as perpendicular to the water surface as ideally desired. It's still going to move the boat. I'm sure they have recommend angle specs.

If I didn`t have all this other spending going on I`d do the jet in a second vs. drilling a hole thru the boat and all that fiberglass work.

Interesting system. Did anyone notice they switched sides in the video? Hole through the hull was at the bottom of the liner hole. Can’t get the backing but on.

Borrowing the " make your garage bigger than you need so down the line when you move into a bigger boat" theory from the mancave garage threads, I second the stern thruster.

Seen a video of a key fob remote the guy used the thrusters to hold it in the dock while he hopped out and tied her off.
I'll try to dig it up.
another company makes bolt on thrusters that are streamlined (sort of in that the prop is in a tube thats roughly shaped like hull)
like those sunglasses and nose combos from the thrift store.
i'll try to dig it up.

https://www.yachtthruster.com/

way better looking than the exposed prop version.
i like the jet thruster idea too

I have talked to them and it looks like about $7,000 for the bow, and $7,000 for the stern, plus $4-5K to install. If I went this route I would not do the stern. I am still on the fence as far as the look of it sitting externally, as it would always just look like an aftermarket bolt on. For the same money, I would have Florida Bowthrusters come up and put in a traditional thruster. Hoping to learn more about the jet thrusters over the next week.

There is no way I would ever bolt that ugly thing on my boat, especially over a Florida Bow Thrusters install. I had them install a bow thruster on my cabin cruiser and they did a phenomenal job.