Are you going to install it yourself?

Scotty


"DSK" wrote in message
...
We are putting on a bow thruster because we would like to be able
to move
the boat into & out of tight places under a wider range of
conditions, and
do less warping.


Maxprop wrote:
Contrary to what some here might claim, there is nothing unmanly
or
unseamanlike about a bow thruster.

Thank you, Maxprop.

It's simply another tool in the
mariner's tool box for those who wish to make their voyages
efficacious and
more hassle-free. One doesn't *need* GPS, a knot meter, a depth
sounder, or
even a compass, but they make the job more efficient and
enjoyable, and
that's what it's all about, no?


It's also about expanding the scale & scope of operations. For
example,
you *can* run the ICW at night but having a spotlight & radar makes
it a
good bit less risky. One can navigate a fogbound rocky coast without
GPS
& depthsounder, but it's again more risky. At some point, people
with
good sense will say "We could do that, but let's sit tight for now
and
not take the chances" if only to keep the stress level down.

We obviously *could* cruise without a bow thruster... we've been
doing
so for a bit over two years... but with one, it will be easier to
get in
& out of places that we'd be likely to skip.

BTW warping is also very seamanlike... but it requires a bit of
patience
and is likely to raise eyebrows among the uninitiated.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King