Broom as a live aboard/solo cruising boat

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Boaters in the dim and distance past seem to have managed without bow/stern thrusters, far as am aware this did not detract from their enjoyment of boating one iota.
Boat less likely to be moored in a marina awaiting a visit from whoever mends this stuff when it goes wrong, rendering the boat imobile due to the skippers reluctance to use the boat without this gadget. ?
Adore my bowthruster but its absence does not render the boat unusable.

Same with anything. My TR6 doesn't have power steering, auto box, electric windows, sat nav and all the other gadgets the Merc or even the Up has. I could drive it to Scotland but I wouldn't chose to!