Looking for advice — strongly considering adding the ezDrive Thruster to my new‑to‑me 2019 GS22. My slip is in a river section and the spring current can get pretty sporty, so the extra control at low speed would be a big help. It would also make backing into the sandbar on busy weekends / windy days a lot less stressful.
Questions for anyone who has had one installed:
1. How do you like it? Any feedback on performance, reliability, or “wish I knew this before installing” would be appreciated.
2. Battery setup: ezDrive recommends adding a 3rd isolated Group 31 AGM dedicated to the thruster. I’m totally fine with that approach — it keeps the thruster isolated from the existing Group 24 Start/House batteries, avoids voltage sag, and makes any potential (hopefully none) troubleshooting cleaner down the road.
3. Alternative battery idea: Before I commit to a 3rd battery, I’m wondering if anyone has swapped one of the factory Group 24s for a Group 31 instead. I’m not at the boat to measure, but I suspect height/length might be an issue in the stock battery trays. Curious if anyone has successfully fit a 31 in the OEM locations.
4. Mounting location for the Group 31: If I do go with the dedicated thruster battery, where have you mounted it?
Would love to hear what battery setups people are running and how the mounting locations have worked out long‑term.
Questions for anyone who has had one installed:
1. How do you like it? Any feedback on performance, reliability, or “wish I knew this before installing” would be appreciated.
2. Battery setup: ezDrive recommends adding a 3rd isolated Group 31 AGM dedicated to the thruster. I’m totally fine with that approach — it keeps the thruster isolated from the existing Group 24 Start/House batteries, avoids voltage sag, and makes any potential (hopefully none) troubleshooting cleaner down the road.
3. Alternative battery idea: Before I commit to a 3rd battery, I’m wondering if anyone has swapped one of the factory Group 24s for a Group 31 instead. I’m not at the boat to measure, but I suspect height/length might be an issue in the stock battery trays. Curious if anyone has successfully fit a 31 in the OEM locations.
4. Mounting location for the Group 31: If I do go with the dedicated thruster battery, where have you mounted it?
- Observer seat compartment seems like the obvious spot, but I hate losing that storage space.
- Rear port locker is another option, but I’m running the extra factory ballast bag back there - could fit it forward of the bag (I think)
Would love to hear what battery setups people are running and how the mounting locations have worked out long‑term.