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Old 01-07-2014, 08:26 AM   #40
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Originally Posted by jwitzel View Post
I have over 4,000 hours of solo cruising hours on my 48' DeFever. It has a bow thruster and I have no problems handling it anywhere; with twin screws the thruster is rarely used but is very helpful when anchoring out or mooring and in tight spaces at docks. Walkways on port and starboard are a must and I would highly recommend a thruster if you get a sizable boat and spring for the inexpensive wireless remote pendant for the windlass/thruster if going solo, it sure comes in handy when alone on the bow.
Twins and a thruster is like having 2 extra deckhands on board..

If I can't whip my crew into shape...a thruster is sounding better all the time.
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