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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Wayne's World Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 July 2019 at 16:57
Jstock,

Careful who you are calling British - thank god England decided they could get rid of their problems by sending to Australia. 
Wayne W
Cruising, currently in the Caribbean and will head across the Pacific early 2024
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote jstock Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 July 2019 at 18:05
Haha.  Hey I’m 45 percent Brit by ancestry and I do love Yorkshire pudding and Newcastle!

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote kipwrite Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 July 2019 at 13:45
I single hand my 505 often with just a bow thruster, which is necessary for this boat if you single hand, in my opinion. Never saw a need for stern thruster. I like the simplicity of only having to operate one thruster. I’d save your money. 
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Richard M Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 July 2019 at 17:12
I have both bow & stern thrusters on my H455. I have managed to slot into spaces that would otherwise be impossible - most recently being last week on a pontoon in the Yealm river (Devon) with less than 0.3 metres to spare at the bow & the stern. The bystanders on the pontoon didn't think it would be possible; I wasn't sure either but the boat slid sideways - very slowly - into the slot with the engine stemming the incoming tide.

Having the 2 thrusters really makes everything so much easier. I don't need to use them all the time but they are a great comfort knowing they are there. I had Sleipner SR 100/185T drop down units with remote control (makes adjusting mooring lines from the pontoon/dock easy) fitted by Osmotech at Hamble Point Marina. They provide ample thrust. 

I hope you enjoy your 458 as much as I enjoy my 455.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote alanvkrasno@outlook. Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 March 2024 at 12:40
Can I ask what make of stern thruster you have ?  Any details on siting of battery and the unit would be helpful. Alan
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote FalParsi Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 March 2024 at 00:30
I am so to speak in the same boat as Kipwrite. If money is absolutely no object I would get it. But when you can’t tick all the boxes on the order form the stern thruster would be at the bottom of my wish list.
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