Sure - if someone wants one, or even two, go for it. I just find every C&C I have had to dock or undock so far to be about the easiest single engine boats to handle. I get and out of my slip single-handed with little effort. If you do have to have one, this looks nice: http://www.hollandmarineparts.nl/jetthruster You could make it double as an emergency bilge pump and have fun squirting bystanders.
Joe Coquina From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Frederick G Street via CnC-List Sent: Monday, September 28, 2015 8:37 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Frederick G Street Subject: Re: Stus-List Bow Thrusters Edd just wants to be able to call out, "Helmsman: maneuvering thrusters to leave Spacedock"... :^) Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- Bayfield, WI On Sep 28, 2015, at 7:14 AM, Bill Bina - gmail via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: Some people retire from sailing, or buy a trawler prematurely, because they eschewed equipping their boat with whatever was needed to make it less physically demanding to sail. Luddites be damned! There are plenty of sailors who will tell you that a GPS and RADAR are wastes of money, too. Bill Bina On 9/27/2015 2:56 PM, John Pennie via CnC-List wrote: Ed: I sailed/lived aboard a 51 for many years. Everyone thought we were crazy when we removed the bow thruster (it didn't work anyway). I can say I never missed it. They do add some drag - probably not as much as you would expect. I would think a pod hanging down would be worse. Nevertheless,I just don't see the need and I sail in the same area as you. It sounds strange, but my experience has been the tighter the slip the easier it is to get into. There just isn't as much room to screw up! Yes, there has been the rare occasion where it would have been helpful coming in. Leaving a dock it serves no purpose as god invented spring lines. To me, the complexity of the systems, to say nothing of the cost, just isn't justified. I My opinion would be just say no... Of course, it's your money and you should spend it however you damn well want to. John
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