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Post by Trina on Nov 5, 2016 22:55:14 GMT
You called(I am half Polish π).
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Post by alex on Nov 14, 2016 14:59:13 GMT
Our boat has a bowthruster, but it is rarely, if ever used. It's only a 55' boat. However on those rare occasions, it's good to have the choice to use it. Maffi says that for single handers it's the electric equivalent of a guy on the bow with a shaft to fend off. No disgrace to use one. Rog Several years ago when I think maffi was having his boat built I happened to mention how a bow thruster was described to me by an old timer as no more than a girly button , hahaa maffi told me to tell old timer he was a twat ,on CWDF no less.
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Post by sbg on Nov 14, 2016 17:06:01 GMT
We had an excellent bowthruster during the years our son boated with us, and now he is at Uni, I am coming to understand quite how much I relied on him! Not only use of the pole, but tying up and all sorts of (now not so trivial) jobs. Mrs SBG has yet to come to terms with rope handling... nor will she drive on anything more narrow than the Severn....
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2016 17:31:37 GMT
Whilst I don't see the need on our own boat, I'm involved with specifying a 70' charity trip boat for the disabled thats crewed by volunteers. On that boat I can see that a BT could come in handy, mainly when we have to do a crash stop to avoid oncoming at bridge holes and the bow goes the wrong way. As some of our passengers are unsteady on their feet even minor collisions must be avoided. Add to that variable abilities of the crew. I also used one on a friends boat when I needed to move it sideways against the wind and had very little room fore and aft.
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Post by phoenix on Nov 14, 2016 18:22:01 GMT
Never used it much in the UK but sur le continent very useful can't faff around in locks here also if waiting for bridges in a cross wind
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2016 0:59:20 GMT
Never used it much in the UK but sur le continent very useful can't faff around in locks here also if waiting for bridges in a cross wind Hello phoenix
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Post by phoenix on Nov 18, 2016 13:58:07 GMT
Never used it much in the UK but sur le continent very useful can't faff around in locks here also if waiting for bridges in a cross wind Hello phoenix Hello when are you coming to join us?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2016 15:01:01 GMT
Je ne sais pas C'est compliquΓ©
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Post by Ditchcrawler on Nov 18, 2016 18:06:05 GMT
I have one
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2016 18:28:16 GMT
Ah, but do you use it? Rog
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Post by Ditchcrawler on Nov 18, 2016 18:34:25 GMT
Ah, but do you use it? Rog Some times but not for steering out of narrow locks :-)
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2016 18:55:24 GMT
This summer I was fortunate enough to drop on one of my favorite moorings on the system, being the first mooring on the right as you join the T&M from the Staffs and Worcester. (What used to be the trip boat Milford Star's mooring)
I love sitting there, bow towards the junction, watching the comings and goings. It's a pretty big open junction, but it's amazing how many boats used bow thrusters to turn in or out of there.
Quite surprising as I would have thought it was simpler to just steer.
Rog
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Post by Ditchcrawler on Nov 18, 2016 19:03:09 GMT
This summer I was fortunate enough to drop on one of my favorite moorings on the system, being the first mooring on the right as you join the T&M from the Staffs and Worcester. (What used to be the trip boat Milford Star's mooring) I love sitting there, bow towards the junction, watching the comings and goings. It's a pretty big open junction, but it's amazing how many boats used bow thrusters to turn in or out of there. Quite surprising as I would have thought it was simpler to just steer. Rog So would I
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2016 20:26:42 GMT
the best example I saw was a narrow boat approaching Braunston Marina from Braunston turn direction. I was standing on the bridge over the entrance and "putting myself in the steerers shoes" as I had a 55ft narrow boat at the time as he did.
Anyway the approach looked all wrong, it seemed to be completely illogical then came the whining noise and the front of the boat moved round and it all went OK. I was worried what would have happened if the fuse had blown or whatever but then I worry about everything anyway !
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Post by JohnV on Nov 18, 2016 21:02:19 GMT
A few years back, I was following a work boat that was leading me along a channel (not very well, took me too close to a bend, my bow touched and I swung off to stbd) Immediately in front and off to stbd were moored boats. going astern the prop walk turned me further to stbd and I swung towards a small moored yacht with an elderly gent sitting in the cockpit with a drink and his paper ......... it was the look of terror on his face as he dropped everything and picked up one of those silly little telescopic boathooks and held it out in front of him............The front of Sabina must have looked like a cliff heading towards him but what good he thought his toothpick was going to be against 80 tons At that moment I wished for a bowthruster ......... anyway I stopped and I didn't have to complete a 180 and go back down the channel to start again .... the work boat played at tugs and pushed my bow back round. I did have some discussions about the practicalities and costs of fitting Sabina H with girly button but the price made my wallet tremble and almost faint ..... I decided that I would just have to learn to be a better helmsman
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