OK, I had to look up the word ”luddite”. I don’t think anyone is arguing the use of machinery here. It’s a cost/complexity/benefit issue. Never underestimate the impact of complexity. I’d go on my rant about steering systems here but that’s a whole other subject.
John > >> 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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