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Old 09-19-2013, 09:26 AM   #24
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Originally Posted by Tingum View Post
Why on earth would you want to waste the amount of money required to install a stern thruster. Instead why not pay someone to teach you to drive your own boat!

Why? I'll give you an example. My Father is 68 years old and in great health, but my mother has battled diabetes since she was a small child. It's harder for her to get around as much anymore. So, rather than having her run up and down the side of their boat, my father uses his thruster to allow him to single handle, something he will be able to do well into his 70's. Unfortunately, we have a few posters on this site who continually question people that choose to buy a thruster, placing a blanket one size fits all comment about "learning to drive your boat". Sure, in an ideal world, we would all be 40 years old and boat captains.
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