Is the problem with backing only a Hydrovane problem?

Putting a bow thruster on a Baba 30 seems not to be such a good idea
- and may not even be feasible.

At 10:58 AM 7/19/2006, you wrote:
>Hi Bruce,
>Is the design of the Hydrovane such that you can't raise the paddle
>when not in use?
>
>>I too have a Hydrovane on my 40' Panda Pilot House. It came with the boat. I
>>have tried using the servo paddle as a rudder while in reverse.
>
>Ah, yes! The subtle bow thruster. Amazing how it permits squeezing
>big boats into small places.
>But you give up that sense of excitement, tension, anxiety, and have
>far fewer occasions to wonder if you remember where you left the
>phone number for your insurance agent! But it deprives you of those
>"boat handling skills" by substituting the intelligent skills of
>expenditure of money!
>Haarumph!
>regards,
>Harvey
>
>
>
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