Aluminum bow thruster tubing

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EASI54 - 22 Aug 2007 16:53 GMT

Hello everyone!
I recently purchased a used bow thruster without the aluminum tubin
and have priced them thru Volvo Penta and Vestus and they aren't cheap
I was wondering if anyone out there had the same situation and if the
were successful obtaining a tube from another source? We're talkin
over 9" (250mm).
Also, could I get away with fiberglass instead of aluminum?

Any comments or suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

Joh

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EASI54

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Lew Hodgett - 22 Aug 2007 19:28 GMT

> I recently purchased a used bow thruster without the aluminum tubing
> and have priced them thru Volvo Penta and Vestus and they aren't

cheap.

> I was wondering if anyone out there had the same situation and if

they

> were successful obtaining a tube from another source? We're talking
> over 9" (250mm).
> Also, could I get away with fiberglass instead of aluminum?

I laid mine up using a piece of 8" PVC pipe as a mold.

Had 6 layers of 34 OZ triaxial glass and epoxy for final tube.

Would NEVER consider metal for this application.

Have fun.

Lew

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Aluminum bow thruster tubing