Princess 35…..I wondered how he was getting on

Fullabeer said:
I'm in the process of brining my P33 Mk2 back to a reasonable standard, but this guy was braver than me.

I dont have anything rotten on my boat, so I'm simply sanding walls to re-varnish, putting in new galley and heads worktops, new taps and sinks, new electronic toilet and doing fairly sympathetic improvements to not lose the original charm of her. I wouldnt mind the bow and stern thrusters this P35 has though. A lot of people tell me I dont need them having twin engines on shafts, but I'm still tempted to fit them.

even doing the minimal work, I've been out the water for a year, soda blasting the hull, re-epxying, anti fouling etc etc. This P35 wont be a quick project and Im glad I already have mine as otherwise I would have been naively tempted, believing this would be a 12m project.
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A bow thruster allows you to mive the boat sideways. A stern thruster adds very little on a twin shaft boat of that size. I’d buy one but not the other.
 
Elessar said:
A bow thruster allows you to mive the boat sideways. A stern thruster adds very little on a twin shaft boat of that size. I’d buy one but not the other.
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I wouldn’t necessarily disagree but when offered a stern thruster at a very low price we fitted one to our Broom 41 and I actually found it quite handy at times. Shallow water moorings being one - push the stern out into deeper water before putting a prop in gear. Close quarters manoeuvring in tight spots when a bit of sideways movement is required with zero fore/aft movement was another. Probably wouldn’t have paid full price to get those benefits though. 😁
 
Greg2 said:
I wouldn’t necessarily disagree but when offered a stern thruster at a very low price we fitted one to our Broom 41 and I actually found it quite handy at times. Shallow water moorings being one - push the stern out into deeper water before putting a prop in gear. Close quarters manoeuvring in tight spots when a bit of sideways movement is required with zero fore/aft movement was another. Probably wouldn’t have paid full price to get those benefits though. 😁
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Shallow water moorings is an excellent point I hadn’t considered 👍👍
I used to boat on the Thames too. 🤦🏻‍♂️
 
Greg2 said:
I wouldn’t necessarily disagree but when offered a stern thruster at a very low price we fitted one to our Broom 41 and I actually found it quite handy at times. Shallow water moorings being one - push the stern out into deeper water before putting a prop in gear. Close quarters manoeuvring in tight spots when a bit of sideways movement is required with zero fore/aft movement was another. Probably wouldn’t have paid full price to get those benefits though. 😁
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Yeah…but given your grp thickness is measured in feet rather than mm…….stern thruster would be handy for moving your tank about! 😂😎💪👍
 
Is it worth retro fitting a bow thruster? Just wondering if it causes issues having one retrofitted vs having one from factory.
 
Elessar said:
Shallow water moorings is an excellent point I hadn’t considered 👍👍
I used to boat on the Thames too. 🤦🏻‍♂️
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It was actually a trip to the Thames pre-stern thruster that persuaded me to go for it when the opportunity arose. Leaving a mooring I went astern on one prop to kick the stern out and was quite alarmed by the sound of stones/gravel bashing the prop! 😧
 
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