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Baggywrinkle replied to the thread My bowthruster doesn't work like I thought it did ......Not with my boat ... might be able to move the seagulls a few feet 👍 -
Baggywrinkle reacted to Bouba's post in the thread My bowthruster doesn't work like I thought it did ..... with
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Baggywrinkle reacted to B27's post in the thread My bowthruster doesn't work like I thought it did ..... with Like.
A mate has bow and stern thrusters on a Gin Palace, very effective. I've not used bow thrusters much, but like the OP, I found it's...
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Baggywrinkle reacted to Daedelus's post in the thread My bowthruster doesn't work like I thought it did ..... with Haha.
If you want someone to take your lines in a marina bow thrusters are brilliant. Get into a clear bit of water, put the engine in...
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Baggywrinkle reacted to Buck Turgidson's post in the thread My bowthruster doesn't work like I thought it did ..... with Like.
I only had one on a charter yacht some years ago but it was fun when used in conjunction with engine thrust and opposite rudder. I...
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Baggywrinkle reacted to wonkywinch's post in the thread My bowthruster doesn't work like I thought it did ..... with Like.
Have a read of James Pearson (ex Hamble School of Yachting) excellent "Big 5 of Boat Handling". The first one applies to your experience...
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Baggywrinkle replied to the thread My bowthruster doesn't work like I thought it did ......Will try 1 - the rudder is a long way from the saildrive so I can't kick the stern around - the boat needs to be moving before the...
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Baggywrinkle reacted to Bodach na mara's post in the thread My bowthruster doesn't work like I thought it did ..... with Haha.
You can also use it when your crew is on the foredeck trying to catch a mooring pick-up buoy. Mine always do it from the starboard bow...
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Baggywrinkle posted the thread My bowthruster doesn't work like I thought it did ..... in Yachting Monthly's Scuttlebutt.My new to me boat came with a bow-thruster - I've never had one before and never used one ... so at the weekend I resolved to try it...
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Baggywrinkle replied to the thread Soprannino and Trekka.Small boats: How leisure sailing began - Practical Boat Owner :love:
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Baggywrinkle replied to the thread 1980s French boats.Well that's a bit of a bummer, this isn't the usual "what boat should I get thread" - post #23 from @lustyd seems like the best advice IMO.
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Baggywrinkle replied to the thread 1980s French boats.I would hope so .... but do you know how much the OP needs?
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Baggywrinkle replied to the thread 1980s French boats.People generally adapt to the boat they have, and switch if it becomes no longer tolerable if they have the means to up-size their...
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Baggywrinkle replied to the thread 1980s French boats.Where are you exactly? ... a liveaboard for cold climate or warm climate sailing will be quite different. If you need to shelter from...
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Baggywrinkle replied to the thread AIS on Navionics Question.What @Refueler said ... I got AIS on my Navionics tablet using a Yacht Devices NMEA2000 WiFi Router (YDNR-02N) ... it also supplies...
