Bow thruster radio remote receiver

[portlandtug25]

Hello,
Where do I find the receiver for the Side Power remote bowthruster reciever in a 2015 R25 SC? Manual says it's somewhere 39" above the waterline.

Thanks

 

[CaptT]

Since no one has responded yet I'll try and help.
I had the same issue on my 2015 28 Cutwater and found the receiver in the cave, behind the monkey fur panel under the captain chair facing forward. When you remove the panel you'll see a maze of wires and cables under the throttle, trim tab controller, etc. My thruster receiver was located on a wood frame facing aft and had a led on it. It is extremely difficult to reach as it is just out of arms reach. I had to use the eraser end of a pencil to push the reset button.
I'm not sure if yours is located exactly as I have described mine but it should be somewhere near to or under the manual thruster controls. Mine was almost directly under them.

I hope this helps. It took a lot of "boat yoga" during, and a number of aspirin after, to get the job done. (+ A couple of adult beverages for medicinal purposes only. 😉 )

Terry

 

[portlandtug25]

Thanks Terry,

I talked to factory rep who said it is 'under the joysticks', but I couldn't see where, unless you maybe have to remove the joystick assembly to access it, which doesn't seem sensible. Sounds like the Cutwater layout is much different than the Tug. However, after putting new batteries in the remote control, everything works, even though the remote light blinked when turned on with the old batteries, So apparently problem solved ,,without boat yoga. Weird that the batteries died immediately after the bow thruster relay repair, though,