I will be buying a bow thruster this spring. Being new to trawling what should I be looking for in the selection of a thruster? Are there any complaints that anyone has with the thruster on their boat? Any favorite manufacturers? thanks Al Souza "Moondance" Ring in the New Year with Photo Calendars. Add photos, events, holidays, whatever.

Get a bigger one than they recommend! The biggest that will fit your boat and budget will make you happier in the long run. If you get one too small, you'll be sorry later. After doing a lot of research, I went with a Wesmar and love it. Since I installed mine, they have come out with a lone of continuous duty electrics, and that is what I would put in if I were doing it today. http://www.wesmar.com/thruster.html If you have hydraulics on the boat already, a hydraulic thruster would be the way to go, but probably too expensive if you don't already have hydraulic systems. Keith _____ Health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die. ----- Original Message ----- From: "AL SOUZA" <alsouza512@yahoo.com> >I will be buying a bow thruster this spring. Being new to trawling what >should I be looking for in the selection of a thruster? Are there any >complaints that anyone has with the thruster on their boat? Any favorite >manufacturers?