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Originally Posted by sunchaser
MPJ
On a twin engine boat a pro can do quite well in a fishing or commercial boat where hull bruises are acceptable. On a 50' nicely finished boat it is well worth the cost to have a bow thruster. Peace of mind, marital bliss, few boat scars and happy mooring mates in a tight slip are just a few of the advantages.
I've been at this for over 60 years. Our current boat, purchased new, was not equipped with a bow thruster. After four years one was installed. It was a very good decision for our boat and in our case.
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I whole heartedly agree. My first experience of handling anything more than the family runabout was a twin screw vessel (80-footer yard patrol craft) in 1965, and I grew up from there thinking that twin screws was quite enough and later came to call thrusters "cheaters." I now laughingly call my own thruster my cheater! A professional like me does not shun any tool offered to him and never gets overly dependent on any of them, including those twin engines!