bow thrusters
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Pascal said:
"in both cases, the thrusters were unable to overcome 20kts breeze and actually resulted in the drivers being pushed into a tricky / dangerous situation."
One of the dangers in buying a thruster for a boat is having one that is not the right power for a boat. The thruster that was reccomended for my boat was on the edge of the spec list, the next size seemed to be over kill..... I went over kill at a cost of another 800 bucks. I can tell you that in a 20 knot wind I can put that bow anywhere I want.....
It is very important that if you decide to get a thruster you go to the next level on size. Otherwise you have a usless piece of equipment that will end in disaster. A false sence of security is worse than no security.
P.S.
If you are thinking about buyin a thruster as an option on a new boat, I would re-consider that thought.... chance are it will be under powered..... and cost you alot more than if you had it done after.
Walter
"in both cases, the thrusters were unable to overcome 20kts breeze and actually resulted in the drivers being pushed into a tricky / dangerous situation."
One of the dangers in buying a thruster for a boat is having one that is not the right power for a boat. The thruster that was reccomended for my boat was on the edge of the spec list, the next size seemed to be over kill..... I went over kill at a cost of another 800 bucks. I can tell you that in a 20 knot wind I can put that bow anywhere I want.....
It is very important that if you decide to get a thruster you go to the next level on size. Otherwise you have a usless piece of equipment that will end in disaster. A false sence of security is worse than no security.
P.S.
If you are thinking about buyin a thruster as an option on a new boat, I would re-consider that thought.... chance are it will be under powered..... and cost you alot more than if you had it done after.
Walter
Walter has a very valid point. The thrusters on all 3 of my boats performed marginaly at best in some real poor conditions. But was still better then not having them at all. Sadly there is no upgrade option to a larger size during boat purchase.. They give u the legal mumbo jumbo.... I couldnt even get the factory to enlarge an opening in the cockpit seating. Again legal mumbo jumbo... 500 lb man wit ha case beer in hand and two ladies sitting on his lap would exceed the limit of the seats horiz stability... Im like ill sign a waiver...... nope ... Even offered to not let him hold the beer ... The ladies had to stay....
But again with the season being so short up here in the north east....and boating pretty much no matter what every weekend ... Id never leave home with out my thruster... ( worth every penny )
Rob
But again with the season being so short up here in the north east....and boating pretty much no matter what every weekend ... Id never leave home with out my thruster... ( worth every penny )
Rob
Pascal,
Sounds like that boater (those boaters) could have used a hand to get a line attached at the dock. Was there anyone who could of helped the guy to tie off? I came in in 35 mph winds and did not even think of trying to use the thrusters, waste of time.
John d
Sounds like that boater (those boaters) could have used a hand to get a line attached at the dock. Was there anyone who could of helped the guy to tie off? I came in in 35 mph winds and did not even think of trying to use the thrusters, waste of time.
John d
Well, even with an underpowered bow thruster, it keeps your bow still at best, and at least with a really under powered bow thruster you keep the bow from falling off as quick. I'm not saying a support or dont support bow thrusters, I'm just making an observation.
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20kts is not a lot of wind... at least not enough to make it hard to dock a boat.
i didn't even notice the AZ had botched his departure until it was too late. The guy in the contender ? sorry... when i see a boater who doesn't bother to pull out his fenders when tying up to a concrete bulkhead, I'm not going to bother trying to help him...
yep, the lesson is that if you're going to have a coffee grinder, make sure it's up to the job otherwise it's worst than not having one.
i didn't even notice the AZ had botched his departure until it was too late. The guy in the contender ? sorry... when i see a boater who doesn't bother to pull out his fenders when tying up to a concrete bulkhead, I'm not going to bother trying to help him...
yep, the lesson is that if you're going to have a coffee grinder, make sure it's up to the job otherwise it's worst than not having one.