markpierce
Master and Commander
- Joined
- Sep 25, 2010
- Messages
- 12,557
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- Carquinez Coot
- Vessel Make
- penultimate Seahorse Marine Coot hull #6
Also, kudos that you can [Wxx3] operate the boat without the bow thruster. As you found out, they seem to fail a lot and then the operator (not you) discovers that he doesn't know how to operate a single without it.
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How many with twins practice docking with only one engine for the time when only one is available? I believe boaters should know how to operate with only one engine or busted thruster, but why not usually use what you've got?
We use/test the thruster on every outing.
(During the first year of ownership, the thruster was inoperable for several months due to a short. Regardless, we still successfully operated the single-engine boat.)
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