RIM-DRIVE DOCKING SYSTEM
Sideways control.
Without cutting a tunnel.
Navecto is developing a slim external 24V rim-drive thruster for recreational boats. Precise low-speed manoeuvring, retrofit-first installation and no bulky central motor pod.
Prototype development • Specifications shown on this page are current targets, not final production claims.
Photo: İrfan Simsar / Unsplash
MOVE · DOCK · EXPLORE · FREELY
PRECISION | RETROFIT | RIM-DRIVE | CONFIDENCE
WHY RIM-DRIVE?
The motor moves out of the way.
A rim-drive places the electric motor around the propeller instead of in a central pod. That keeps the profile slim and leaves an open centre with fewer places for line, weeds and debris to wrap around.
01
Retrofit-first
Developed for boats where cutting and laminating a conventional bow-thruster tunnel is expensive, invasive or impractical.
02
Slim by design
No central motor pod. The ring architecture keeps the unit shallow at the bow and helps preserve a clean hydrodynamic profile.
03
Purpose-built for docking
Short, decisive thrust pulses matter more than hours of continuous propulsion. Navecto is being engineered around that exact duty cycle.
02 / HARDWARE CONCEPT
Compact hardware. Clear purpose.
The concept is deliberately simple: a slim external rim-drive unit, short high-thrust duty cycles and a compact controller. Enough hardware to make docking easier — without turning the installation into a major refit.
Slim
Low-profile external package
24V
Simple boat-side architecture
Retrofit
Built around existing boats
Concept render — final production form may change.
THE MOMENT NAVECTO IS BUILT FOR
The last metre should be the easy part.
Wind, current and a tight berth turn low-speed manoeuvring into work. Navecto is intended to give the bow — and later the stern — the lateral control you want exactly when you need it.
Navecto concept visual
CURRENT DEVELOPMENT TARGETS
Small enough to disappear. Strong enough to matter.
The prototype programme is focused on compact 24V hardware for recreational boats, with repeatable thrust measurements before any production specification is frozen.
24V
Electrical architecture
5–8 m
Initial boat class
8–10 kgf
Target thrust per unit
DEVELOPMENT, NOT VAPOURWARE
Built in public. Tested before promised.
01 • BENCH
Measure first
Thrust, current, voltage, temperature and repeated direction changes are measured on a dedicated test rig.
02 • WATER
Then prove it on boats
Real installations will determine required thrust, mounting geometry, hydrodynamic drag and behaviour in wind and current.
03 • PILOT
Freeze only what works
Electronics, brackets and production hardware move to a pilot series only after the prototype data supports them.
EARLY TESTERS • DEALERS • BOATBUILDERS
Interested in where Navecto is heading?
We are currently developing and testing the first system. If you own a suitable test boat, work with recreational boats, or want to follow the launch, get in touch.