Bow thruster on a Sealine S23

AuntyRinum said:
Is this some sort of joke? Bow thrusters certainly have their place on long vessels, but anyone who needs one on a 25 foot boat should either give up boating or get somebody competent to do the helming.
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+1. If on the non-tidal and locking in/out then the gong-goozelers are gonna luv you :-)

Going up in a lock. When it's your turn to exit leave your stern line on, gently reverse and as the line tightens the nose will go out. Cast off and engage forward to applause and cheers from the goozelers :-)
 
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Steve Clayton said:
+1. If on the non-tidal and locking in/out then the gong-goozelers are gonna luv you :-)

Going up in a lock. When it's your turn to exit leave your stern line on, gently reverse and as the line tightens the nose will go out. Cast off and engage forward to applause and cheers from the goozelers :-)
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Yes I will be practising that as well as leaving bow line on and engaging forward drive to swing the stern out and then reverse out.

With my Shetland I just shove the bank by hand and off I go ;)

Jon
 
Why on earth would you be relying on your bow and stern thrusters to keep a straight course. Sounds like inexperience to me and not enough revs from the engine to maintain steerage.
 
blues-n-twos said:
Yes I will be practising that as well as leaving bow line on and engaging forward drive to swing the stern out and then reverse out.

With my Shetland I just shove the bank by hand and off I go ;)

Jon
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You will be able to just push off with the S23 as well. No need to mess around with ropes.
 
CX54WEK said:
Why lousy?

Ours handles the river just fine yet also has the capability to head out to sea for the five weeks a year we get off work.
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We have been here before: A more traditional Shaft drive boat will offer more accommodation, be wider so more stable when walking around, more comfortable to sleep on, as the beds tend to be better, cheaper to maintain, no 'Devils egg whisk' to worry about....and still capable of nipping down to London. Lets be fair, not many people on the Upper Thames are going to want to take an S23 much further ;-)

I had both types of boat...and then some.....
 
No Regrets said:
We have been here before: A more traditional Shaft drive boat will offer more accommodation, be wider so more stable when walking around, more comfortable to sleep on, as the beds tend to be better, cheaper to maintain, no 'Devils egg whisk' to worry about....and still capable of nipping down to London. Lets be fair, not many people on the Upper Thames are going to want to take an S23 much further ;-)

I had both types of boat...and then some.....
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Find a 25ft shaft drive boat that offers the accommodation of an S23.
 
there are loads. I used to have a Sealine 218 (the predecessor of the S23 and 220).

It was a fun boat but its accommodation was the definition of claustrophobia!
 
No Regrets said:
We have been here before: A more traditional Shaft drive boat will offer more accommodation, be wider so more stable when walking around, more comfortable to sleep on, as the beds tend to be better, cheaper to maintain, no 'Devils egg whisk' to worry about....and still capable of nipping down to London. Lets be fair, not many people on the Upper Thames are going to want to take an S23 much further ;-)

I had both types of boat...and then some.....
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Believe it or not some people actually do go out and use their S23's

They are quite a capable and versatile little boat.

From ditch crawling

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To river cruising:

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To estuary cruising:

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And god forbid they even go on the coast:

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