This is an interesting new bow thruster advertised in this months Cruising World.
http://www.marinno.com/e/index.html
An Interesting New Bow Thruster
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Duane Dunn, Allegro
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Nautek
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Re: An Interesting New Bow Thruster
Great idea but a bit hard getting the boat on the trailer letalone sitting in the beach.
Duane when you get yours we'll see how it goes
Allan
Duane when you get yours we'll see how it goes
Allan
Re: An Interesting New Bow Thruster
Duanne,
I have seen this product. Actually, if you search you tube there are a few videos there.
They claim you lose a half knot of boat speed when traveling 7.
Pretty pricey. I think they start at $6 or $7,000.00.
Looks like a nice piece of gear though.
Art
I have seen this product. Actually, if you search you tube there are a few videos there.
They claim you lose a half knot of boat speed when traveling 7.
Pretty pricey. I think they start at $6 or $7,000.00.
Looks like a nice piece of gear though.
Art
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Rick Westlake
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Re: An Interesting New Bow Thruster
This could be very nice on a boat that lives in the water - but I cannot see launching and recovering a Mac from the trailer, with that on the bow. I'm quite convinced that you'd have to use a Travelift.