Thanks to all for your thoughts on thrusters. Apparently there are pros and cons to both bow and stern thruster systems. While the bow thruster may offer better control, one advantage to the stern thruster (per Dickson) is the option for an emergency "get home" mount setup. The thrusters appear to be mounted out of harms way, thus could be used for go power in the event of main prop damage/fouling. If the main (single) engine quits you could always do the dingy push. Walt _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com