Bow thruster dependency increasing

There was a lock keeper in France who was always telling people off for using their thruster.....in a concrete lock with the water low the sound would reverberate....and while it was just a few seconds of noise to the boaters....it was his entire working life
 
The noise from bow thrusters is certainly annoying, especially when you're having anice quiet sail on the Norfolk broads and some tourist comes down the river steering by bow thruster..
 
I wont’t describe the boat to avoid embarrassment.

You know that well versed YBW line about needing to sail dinghies before moving on to sailing keel boats, you’ll be a much better (apparently) sailor etc?

I present to you a 30 years experience dinghy sailor using his bow thruster to ‘help’ tack his boat 36ft boat in about 12-15 knots of wind.

As Capt Sensible says he’s free to do whatever he likes on his boat and best of luck to him but if could spare me the big boy talk in the bar about how good he is that would be appreciated!
 
johnalison said:
the ability to select a gear is not fundamental to the ability to drive a moving vehicle.
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It certainly is fundamental.
johnalison said:
I’m not sure what loose halyards has to do with anything,
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They're bloody noisy and it can be 24/7 which is a lot more intrusive than the 10 or 20 second burst of a thruster.
Live and let live. We have to share the planet with people who don't think the same as we do.
 
Irish Rover said:
It certainly is fundamental.

They're bloody noisy and it can be 24/7 which is a lot more intrusive than the 10 or 20 second burst of a thruster.
Live and let live. We have to share the planet with people who don't think the same as we do.
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Drivers of electric cars seem to manage without needing the ability to change gear, which ability is only necessary in those cars which actually have gears.
Loose halyards are annoying, but so are small boys who knock on the door and run away. Neither of them contradict that fact that bow-thrusters when overused create an noise nuisance, despite being of relatively short duration, which I have already mentioned.
 
I bet the Masters of those hundreds of cruise ships docking in tight spots around the globe are quaking in their boots worrying that they are somehow rubbish at boat driving coz they use thrusters.

Or they could ignore the rantings of a few grumpies and get on with using whatever tools they have at their disposal for safe boat handling.
 
johnalison said:
Drivers of electric cars seem to manage without needing the ability to change gear, which ability is only necessary in those cars which actually have gears.
Loose halyards are annoying, but so are small boys who knock on the door and run away. Neither of them contradict that fact that bow-thrusters when overused create an noise nuisance, despite being of relatively short duration, which I have already mentioned.
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Sometimes it seems that me and you are in simpatico.....then you go and make an outrageous statement and I realize how far apart we are....slack halyards aren’t just ‘annoying’.....they are a public health hazard !....we can have a month of wind...and the cacophony in a port can send you mad...24/7....it makes sleeping on the boat in port extremely unpleasant.
 
Bouba said:
Sometimes it seems that me and you are in simpatico.....then you go and make an outrageous statement and I realize how far apart we are....slack halyards aren’t just ‘annoying’.....they are a public health hazard !....we can have a month of wind...and the cacophony in a port can send you mad...24/7....it makes sleeping on the boat in port extremely unpleasant.
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I wonder if nature intended old men to go deaf at the same time they become more grumpy and intolerant.

A neighbour in the marina clearly doesn't give a toss about others since several of us relocate his slapping spin halyard on a regular basis but each time he comes back from a trip, it's back in his chosen noisy position at the foot of the mast.
 
johnalison said:
Drivers of electric cars seem to manage without needing the ability to change gear, which ability is only necessary in those cars which actually have gears.
Loose halyards are annoying, but so are small boys who knock on the door and run away. Neither of them contradict that fact that bow-thrusters when overused create an noise nuisance, despite being of relatively short duration, which I have already mentioned.
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capnsensible said:
I bet the Masters of those hundreds of cruise ships docking in tight spots around the globe are quaking in their boots worrying that they are somehow rubbish at boat driving coz they use thrusters.

Or they could ignore the rantings of a few grumpies and get on with using whatever tools they have at their disposal for safe boat handling.
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Nobody has suggested there is any issue about using thrusters to assist in berthing. I do so too.

And not bothered by a few seconds of noise.

What I was observing that until last year I had never ever heard people using a bow thruster when picking up a mooring - which also has the huge risk that using a thruster towards a buoy with a pick up rope risks sucking the rope into the thruster (as happened nearby this year and resulted in an RLNI callout to extricate).

And then using a bow thruster for a couple of minutes or so when anchoring - in a wide open space. Less risk with steel chain.
But I just wonder what the skippers are thinking they are trying to achieve with this?
I am bemused as to the reasons for this sudden change in behaviours.
 
dunedin said:
Nobody has suggested there is any issue about using thrusters to assist in berthing. I do so too.

And not bothered by a few seconds of noise.

What I was observing that until last year I had never ever heard people using a bow thruster when picking up a mooring - which also has the huge risk that using a thruster towards a buoy with a pick up rope risks sucking the rope into the thruster (as happened nearby this year and resulted in an RLNI callout to extricate).

And then using a bow thruster for a couple of minutes or so when anchoring - in a wide open space. Less risk with steel chain.
But I just wonder what the skippers are thinking they are trying to achieve with this?
I am bemused as to the reasons for this sudden change in behaviours.
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When anchoring here in the South of France....pin point accuracy is paramount. The patches of sand can be quite small whereas the surrounding sea grass very large
 
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