Welcome to Florida Bow Thrusters
Florida Bow Thrusters, Inc. offers nationwide sales, service and quick installation of a full range of electric and hydraulic bow and stern thrusters. FBT also sells, services, and installs hydraulic swim platforms. Through close partnerships with the most recognized thruster manufacturers in the world, Florida Bow Thrusters offers the precise selection of hardware for a wide variety of power and sailboats. Our impressive network of boat dealers and marinas throughout the United States work together to make sure that your job is completed in a timely and professional manner.
Florida Bow Thrusters, Inc. offers mobile installations at your conveniently located marina. Installation takes just a few days - not weeks, and can be scheduled to minimize the time your boat is out of the water. Our factory-authorized installers fastidiously prep and protect your boat to insure a clean installation. We carefully match the thruster to your boat. No one size fits all approach. Joystick controls are professionally installed for a perfect fit at the helm and selected to match the aesthetic appearance created by the boat manufacturer. Thrusters are intuitive to use and require little maintenance.
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Bow Thrusters Give You Control Over Docking
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Even skilled skippers need an extra hand battling sudden wind shifts, strong currents or congested marina-docking assignments. With a bow and stern thruster you avoid ping-pong docking and reduce the risk of damaging someone else's vessel, not to mention your own boat. Thrusters inspire docking confidence and provide a gentle push - that you control - away from or to the dock or seawall. Offers tremendous maneuverability, especially when you're shorthanded or cruising with inexperienced guest.
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Gain that Extra Confidence and Control when the Space Gets Tight
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Once available only on luxury yachts, the concept of a stern thruster in addition to a bow thruster is rapidly gaining acceptance. A stern thruster is helpful in close quarters - call it "parallel parking" - literally "walking" the boat sideways. Used in tandem with a bow thruster, maneuvering in and out from a seawall or fuel dock against current and wind takes the stress out of docking.
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Hydraulic Swim Platforms - A Push of the Button Starts The Fun
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Poseidon Lifts, a division of Florida Bow Thrusters, Inc. provides boaters with another innovated product, the Hydraulic Swim Platform. This platform makes launching a dinghy or personal watercraft effortless. Remotely controlled, just push a button and the lift submerges enough to let you float the watercraft on and off. |
Great as a Dive Platform and Eliminates Cranes and Davits
Also works great as a dive platform in hoisting yourself back on board. Crawling up and down the swim ladder can be tough and the lift puts enjoyment back into a swim or snorkel off the transom.
Having a hydraulic swim platform eliminates the need for cranes and davits with their harnesses and bridles. The lift can be operated by a single person with a touch of a button. Poseidon lifts are invisible as they are an integrated part of the boats transom.
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Manufactured to the Highest Standards
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Poseidon lifts are manufactured to the highest standards, made of 316 stainless steel. Each lift comes to you tested and rated for lifting capabilities suited for your application. The lifts and platforms are custom designed to fit the contour of your boat., with a concealed stainless steel, telescopic ladder in the platform. Our lifts incorporate hydraulic operated locks to ensure its positive up position when not in use.
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Hydraulic Swim Platform Features
All stainless steel construction -
Anti-fouling protection -
Cantilever system -
Can be fitted to almost any boat -
Wireless handheld remotes -
12/24 volt hydraulic systems -
Adjustable watercraft chocks
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Florida Bow Thrusters - Performance & Service You Can Trust
The Management of Florida Bow Thrusters proudly share over 36 years of experience in the boating industry. We have experienced the growth and popularity of bow thrusters in the pleasure boat market and want to offer this maximum control opportunity to boat owners at large. Our mobile installation team can travel to a marina near you, and install your bow thruster and hydraulic swim platform in a matter of days, not weeks. Our goal is to make owning a boat with bow thruster advantages a reality for all boaters across the spectrum.
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