It has a highly streamlined low-drag underwater body, housing a set of high-grade spiral bevel gears driving an optimized pulling type highly skewed Class I propeller. It allows owners and naval architects to fit their latest commercial designs with a set of heavy-duty thrusters combining superior propulsion efficiency with vessel speed and optimal maneuverability in one propulsor.

Installing less efficient or non-commercial grade propulsion methods will be a thing of the past and the practice of installing rudders and/or bow thrusters will become obsolete. It will provide the fast craft with much desired low-speed maneuvering, perfect for quick berthing, while approaching landing points or platforms, it will greatly reduce turn-around times.

The application seems limitless with the recent developments and increasing demand for smaller-sized fast craft, like CTVs and high-speed ferries. The thrusters are suitable to integrate with any hull material, including aluminum, glass fiber, or carbon fiber hulls. In the wheelhouse the use of a joystick system brings actions like side-stepping, astern, and other fancy moves down to a simple one-hand control.

The HYDROMASTER high speed thrusters are available in a power range up to 900 kW in a L-drive configuration with vertical mounted electric motor and full electric steering, to cater for the latest generation of electric powered vessels. For direct diesel engine driven right-angle upper gearbox Z-drive versions are available. Gears and bearings have been sized to meet requirements of all internationally recognised classification societies, for a full continuous heavy-duty rating.