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Normal bjb suggestion, then: next-door to completely useless. 😁

and actually will make things worse, as the stern will be moving and the bow will have much worse job to follow up. unless of course you...

Stern thruster isn't going to help with the bow blowing off.

Thanks for the update That clip is amazing, did you make it solid for strength? My plan to keep the Bambu upstairs has been scuttled...

wont be an easy task... need PTO pump on an engine, pipework (wont be fun routing that to the bow!) and the motor. The amazing thing is...

hard pressed to agree with that tbh. Guess, each to their own, 4yrs using the multi, fancy electronics, canbus bms, all linked via a...

I appreciate their holding is poor but we carry a folding grapnel in the dinghy. We often use it to hold the dinghy off a jetty (med...

Where you live not much use for 4 months of the year but you get extended use during the summer, can you export? If you can't there will...

It’s 4HP 3kW, now corrected 😳 Yes I came to the conclusion pretty early on that it’s time to bite the bullet and replace it.

ah, in the first post you said 4kW, if it's indeed only 3kW I'd replace it no mater what!

No. Makes sense though to only connect solar to the house bank as that is the one that needs the top up when you are not running the...

agree, maybe worth getting someone to check the brushes on the motor (assuming there are any!) clean/check make sure it's as good as it...

Graham, have you measured voltage at the bow thruster terminals when in use vs when sitting idle? That could give you an idea of either...

you are of course right! I'd forgotten that I'm using a voltage sensitive (or whatever they are called) relay thingie that switches...

I understand your decision to go for a new boat, but it's not for me. Funds to buy new were never the problem. I could go out tomorrow...