Pros and Cons of Thrusters

[harvey38]

Better to have and not need than need and not have.

 

[Lightwave395]

Have what you want, it's your boat and your wallet. My only criticism would be the noise they make on a tranquil warm summer afternoon, it sometimes sounds like road works in the marina with all the whirring

 

[LONG_KEELER]

Less can mean more in sailing but only if you are fully insured.

 

[The Q]

Hear bow thrusters being used all the time.. By tourists using them to steer their hire boats as they go down the river..
That being said most are not taught how to get off the bank properly, and having them means a lot less people get rammed by a tourist boat "sawing" up and down the bank trying to get off.

 

[LittleSister]

There is a danger in becoming over reliant on the thruster.

In the same way that most people with sailing boats have become 'over-reliant' on having engines?

 

[KeelsonGraham]

I have one. It came with the boat. I use it whenever I feel the need for extra tight turning. It’s great and I couldn’t care less what anyone else thinks about it. I’d much rather use it than damage someone’s gelcoat.

 

[stranded]

I have one. It came with the boat. I use it whenever I feel the need for extra tight turning. It’s great and I couldn’t care less what anyone else thinks about it. I’d much rather use it than damage someone’s gelcoat.

If only they’d had a bowthruster…

https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81382063?s=i&trkid=13747225&vlang=en&clip=81390489

 

[anoccasionalyachtsman]

If only they’d had a bowthruster…

https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81382063?s=i&trkid=13747225&vlang=en&clip=81390489

My Netflix subscription has lapsed - can't see it!

 

[PilotWolf]

My Netflix subscription has lapsed - can't see it!

Never had a subscription so me neither.

W.

 

[stranded]

That may be as well - I am on a self isolatory trawl through the outer reaches of the streaming services - don’t think I’ll be sending any “wish you were here” cards but there are wondrous things out there for those of a curious disposition.

 

[anoccasionalyachtsman]

That may be as well - I am on a self isolatory trawl through the outer reaches of the streaming services - don’t think I’ll be sending any “wish you were here” cards but there are wondrous things out there for those of a curious disposition.

Wasn't Titanic was it?

(I'm not completely streamless, but since I have Prime and wasn't watching either much, Netflix got a temporary heave ho).

 

[Roberto]

Have what you want, it's your boat and your wallet. My only criticism would be the noise they make on a tranquil warm summer afternoon, it sometimes sounds like road works in the marina with all the whirring

Absolutely!
Even worse when modern (easily maneuverable) boats leave at sunrise in perfectly calm and tideless conditions and wake up everyone with repeated loud noises to adjust the bow position by a few cm, there is some aesthetics in leaving (or arriving) in perfect silence

 

[stranded]

Wasn't Titanic was it?

(I'm not completely streamless, but since I have Prime and wasn't watching either much, Netflix got a temporary heave ho).

No - tragic in an entirely different way - and sort of marvellous.

 

[Neeves]

In the same way that most people with sailing boats have become 'over-reliant' on having engines?

And a chart plotter! (more commonly known now as a MFD)



Jonathan