tyce
Well-Known Member
Talk some sense in to me please.
My boat is of the twin rudder variety 35foot lift keel.
She handles lovely when having a bit of weigh on but I really miss the use of prop thrust when tight manoeuvring and she has a good walk to port when astern until she gets moving which is great if you want to go that way not if you don't.
I can deal with this 9 times out of 10 but there has been the odd occasion that a tight marina has been very busy and I struggled to get in and even harder to get out.
A few of this type of boat have gone the bow thruster route which I don't mind doing also but as I use a mooring and only do marina manoeuvring occasionally I did not want to be stuck with two big holes in the bow causing drag not to mention the hassle and cost of fitting.
Soooo what I was thinking is buy something like a Torqeedo electric outboard 1kw or if I found a cheap second hand one 2kw and put it on the back of the boat.
The layout of my transom is such that I could easily fit a removable bracket with no holes drilled in the boat and seconds to fit the clamp.
The key bit is I don't want to be trying to control an outboard whilst juggling the helm but I was thinking lock the engine of sideways and they come with remote controls so the control velcroed to helm position and then I can select forward and reverse.
I know this won't be as good as a bow thruster but as said it'd only be occasional use.
Has anyone seen something similar, I have read a few posts on other forums which basically confirms I am mad as there will not be enough thrust but I'm not so sure, my little 2hp outboard on my dinghy if the dinghy is tied across the stern whizzes the boat round not even near full throttle.
Its only a 35foot boat and its only to help whilst I get her moving or in very slow manoeuvring situations.
What do you reckon?
My boat is of the twin rudder variety 35foot lift keel.
She handles lovely when having a bit of weigh on but I really miss the use of prop thrust when tight manoeuvring and she has a good walk to port when astern until she gets moving which is great if you want to go that way not if you don't.
I can deal with this 9 times out of 10 but there has been the odd occasion that a tight marina has been very busy and I struggled to get in and even harder to get out.
A few of this type of boat have gone the bow thruster route which I don't mind doing also but as I use a mooring and only do marina manoeuvring occasionally I did not want to be stuck with two big holes in the bow causing drag not to mention the hassle and cost of fitting.
Soooo what I was thinking is buy something like a Torqeedo electric outboard 1kw or if I found a cheap second hand one 2kw and put it on the back of the boat.
The layout of my transom is such that I could easily fit a removable bracket with no holes drilled in the boat and seconds to fit the clamp.
The key bit is I don't want to be trying to control an outboard whilst juggling the helm but I was thinking lock the engine of sideways and they come with remote controls so the control velcroed to helm position and then I can select forward and reverse.
I know this won't be as good as a bow thruster but as said it'd only be occasional use.
Has anyone seen something similar, I have read a few posts on other forums which basically confirms I am mad as there will not be enough thrust but I'm not so sure, my little 2hp outboard on my dinghy if the dinghy is tied across the stern whizzes the boat round not even near full throttle.
Its only a 35foot boat and its only to help whilst I get her moving or in very slow manoeuvring situations.
What do you reckon?
) to work with Southerly, as I've always like the concept of their boats, to replace some of the weight of the grounding shoe with batteries, fit a generator instead of an engine, and powering the boat with a mini Azipod ahead of each rudder. Add a retractable bow thruster, and easy parking in any conditions I'm likely to be out in. Also easy to get off when wind & tide decide they don't want you to.