Yes, I was about to suggest “water jets”. Vetus messed around with them the late 90’s. Didn’t realize someone else was trying it. They are complex beasts with huge power draw and , presumably, lower power output per watt. Still, for a smaller boat (like a 40) it could be interesting and they do significantly improve the drag issue. That is the type of unit I took off the 51. On the plus side, I didn’t have to run new wiring to install the lectra-san!
John > On Sep 28, 2015, at 10:19 AM, Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Sure – if someone wants one, or even two, go for it. I just find every C&C I > have had to dock or undock so far to be about the easiest single engine boats > to handle. I get and out of my slip single-handed with little effort. > If you do have to have one, this looks nice: > http://www.hollandmarineparts.nl/jetthruster > <http://www.hollandmarineparts.nl/jetthruster> You could make it double as an > emergency bilge pump and have fun squirting bystanders. > > Joe > Coquina > > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Frederick > G Street via CnC-List > Sent: Monday, September 28, 2015 8:37 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: Frederick G Street > Subject: Re: Stus-List Bow Thrusters > > Edd just wants to be able to call out, “Helmsman: maneuvering thrusters to > leave Spacedock”… :^) > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- Bayfield, WI > > On Sep 28, 2015, at 7:14 AM, Bill Bina - gmail via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: > > Some people retire from sailing, or buy a trawler prematurely, because they > eschewed equipping their boat with whatever was needed to make it less > physically demanding to sail. Luddites be damned! There are plenty of sailors > who will tell you that a GPS and RADAR are wastes of money, too. > > Bill Bina > > On 9/27/2015 2:56 PM, John Pennie via CnC-List wrote: > Ed: > > I sailed/lived aboard a 51 for many years. Everyone thought we were crazy > when we removed the bow thruster (it didn’t work anyway). I can say I never > missed it. They do add some drag - probably not as much as you would expect. > I would think a pod hanging down would be worse. Nevertheless,I just don’t > see the need and I sail in the same area as you. It sounds strange, but my > experience has been the tighter the slip the easier it is to get into. There > just isn’t as much room to screw up! Yes, there has been the rare occasion > where it would have been helpful coming in. Leaving a dock it serves no > purpose as god invented spring lines. To me, the complexity of the systems, > to say nothing of the cost, just isn’t justified. I > > My opinion would be just say no… > > Of course, it’s your money and you should spend it however you damn well want > to. > > John > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
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