Boilermaker75
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Dec 23, 2018
- Messages
- 85
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- Kimberly Dawn
- Vessel Make
- 1984 Marine Trader 40 Sundeck Trawlet
To all owners of 40-foot+/- single-screw trawlers, who have experience using either bow or stern thrusers:
If you had your choice between two nearly identical boats, one with a bow thruster (only) and the other with a stern thruster (only), which would you choose?
What are the advantages of having a bow thruster over having a stern thruster?
What are the advantages of having a stern thruster over having a bow thruster?
Thank you in advance for your consideration and feedback responses, experience, opinions, and advice.
If you had your choice between two nearly identical boats, one with a bow thruster (only) and the other with a stern thruster (only), which would you choose?
What are the advantages of having a bow thruster over having a stern thruster?
What are the advantages of having a stern thruster over having a bow thruster?
Thank you in advance for your consideration and feedback responses, experience, opinions, and advice.