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Discontinued thruster
VETUS Bow 125 Extended Runtime (discontinued): specs
The VETUS Bow 125 Extended Runtime is a tunnel thruster. The motor sits inside the boat and turns a propeller in a tube through the hull. VETUS has discontinued it. Its own product page said so when we read it on 11 October 2026.
This page stays up for the owners still running one. It holds the published figures, the part numbers and the manual. You will not find the unit in the thruster finder, the tool here that matches a unit to your boat, or on the compare page. If you need a new thruster, start with either of those.
The published figures
| Type | Tunnel, fixed mount |
|---|---|
| Thrust | 276 lb (125 kgf) |
| As the maker printed it | Extended run time bow thruster, 125kgf, 24V, for 250mm tunnel. |
| Voltage | 24 V |
| Tunnel diameter | 250 mm |
| Maker’s boat length | Not published |
| Part number | BOW1254DE24V |
| Last price we read | No price held |
| Manual | VETUS’s manual for it |
Service parts
These are VETUS’s own part numbers for the parts an owner replaces, where we could find them: the pin that drives the propeller, the propeller, the anode, the brushes, the switch gear, the fuse and the motor. We read them on 11 October 2026. The last column says how we know each one fits this model. Give the dealer your thruster’s serial number from its label when you order.
| Part | Part number | VETUS’s name for it | How we know it fits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Propeller | SET0090 | Propeller c/w mounting set | VETUS’s manual for this modelThe manual lists no separate drive pin or shear pin for this model. |
| Zinc anode | SET0151 | Zincanode c/w screw | VETUS’s manual for this model |
| Main fuse | ZE500 | Slow blow fuse 500 A | VETUS’s manual for this modelVETUS’s 2024 spare parts guide lists ZE300. The manual’s installation table gives 500 A. |
| Motor brushes | SET0130 | Set of 8 pcs of carbon brushes | VETUS’s manual for this modelVETUS’s 2024 spare parts guide lists SET0129. Confirm with VETUS. |
| Solenoid set (the motor switch) | BP37424 | Set of solenoid switches 24 V | VETUS’s manual for this model |
| Thermal protection switch | TS95 | Thermal Protection | VETUS’s manual for this modelVETUS’s 2024 spare parts guide lists TS95B. |
| Control circuit fuse | BP256 | Spare fuse 5 A | VETUS’s manual for this model |
| Fuse holder | ZEHC100 | Fuse holder | VETUS’s manual for this model |
| Replacement motor | BP3017E | Electromotor 5.7 kW - 24 V | VETUS’s manual for this model |
| Control panels it takes | BPSE2, BPJE2, BPJDE2, EZDOCK2 and others | Control panels listed in the manual, section 6.6 | VETUS’s manual for this model |
| Flexible coupling | BP117 | Coupling | VETUS’s manual for this model |
| Intermediate flange | BP194B | Intermediate flange | VETUS’s manual for this model |
| Tailpiece (gear leg), complete | SET0163 | Tailpiece compl. | VETUS’s manual for this model |
| Gaskets and V-ring | BP118, BP119, BP170 | Gasket 2 mm (2), gasket 1 mm, V-ring | VETUS’s manual for this model |
What the manual and listings say
The extended run time version of the VETUS Bow 125: 125 kgf at 24 V in a 250 mm tunnel, built to run longer at a stretch than the standard model. VETUS's own webshop marks it discontinued and asks owners to contact VETUS for a substitute. VETUS does not print a boat length or a motor power for it on that page.
Replacement and close alternatives
VETUS names no substitute on its page. It asks owners to contact VETUS for a recommended one.
These are VETUS’s nearest current sizes by thrust, in any of its lines.
- Nearest below: VETUS BOW PRO Boosted 110, 243 lb, $6,106.
- Nearest above: VETUS BOW PRO Boosted 130, 287 lb, $6,369.
Other makers’ current units of the same style, for the same end, within a quarter of its published thrust:
- Sleipner E120/215T, 265 lb, $7,335.
- Max Power CT125 (24 V), 254 lb, $2,947.
- Lewmar 250TT GEN 2 Tunnel Thruster, 308 lb, $4,949.