The larger the vessel the more difficult it is to
manuever and stop.

I wanted to be clear the issue in this question
was with respect to backing down. The thrustors
provide good side-to-side control and eliminate
that factor from the question. Could it have
be written more clearly?

The variable pitch allows the throttle to be
set and forgotten while pitch controls linear
thrust--magnitude and direction.

There are no worries about engine stalling while
changing gears, or cables jamming or snapping,
all of which have happened to me in the past, and
each of which could be bad news docking and
manuevering a mega yacht.

Bart Senior


Nav wrote
otnmbrd wrote:

Nav wrote:

There's no need for variable pitch -which is why you don't see it in
mega yacht thrusters


Cheers FT.


I believe the discussion regarded the Main Engine, not the thrusters

I thought it was 'bout the whole propulksion package 'cos he mentioned
dual thrusters. If just about main engine that's a really boring question.

Cheers