VeryVery helpful company even with me being in the UK excellent excellent 5 *stars*

Gareth Price
Sussex England

I purchased a Sideshift bow thruster for my 35 foot Silverton Motor Yacht, I have never felt more in control, even in windy conditions it is stress free. This is an excellent product, easy to install and very powerful!!

Thanks,
Bob Toves
Manotick, Ont.

Your bow thruster is now an important tool in the "Rescue for Hire" business.
With wind and wave action I can hold position while I throw a stranded boater a line, wait for them to hook up, and then I am ready to go. ---- More important - on a grounder, I can only get so close, the bow thruster lets me hold position while the grounded boater walks to my boat, gets the line, walks back to their boat, hook up, and I am in position, ready to go.
With out it, sometimes I would have to pay out an additional 300+ feet of line just to get back in position. The thruster is great and a great labor saver for me. -- thanks -- Steve

Hi Steve --- Received your new bow thruster joy stick last Wednesday. I hooked it up and it works great. Looks a lot better, too, and much easier to operate. THANK YOU. -----
---- Steve -----
Captain David S. Burnstine (Steve)

Last year, we upsized our boat from a 32 foot twin I/O to a 49 foot Holiday Mansion with twin V-Drives. This new boat has a large full enclosure on the fly bridge and the design of the boat has a very minimal skag, so the boat moves around a lot in any type of wind. Prior to purchasing this boat, I felt I was a very competent captain and could handle any docking situation with ease. Last year after purchasing our new boat, I dreaded leaving the slip even for a pump out, because of the difficulty in docking and bringing it into the slip. Other boaters on the dock got a great kick out of this, and found it necessary to help us into the dock every time we left. This spring, prior to launching, I installed the 340HD Sideshift Bow Thruster. From the moment the boat hit the water, there was a phenomenal difference. Bringing the boat to the dock, even the first time, was a breeze. Last weekend, we took the boat out and when we returned to the dock, we had a cross wind of about 35mph. The boat walked in sideways, using the bow thruster and the engines, without a problem. The comments on the dock have definitely changed, and I feel much more confident of my abilities as well as the boat. I would never have another boat without a Sideshift.

P.B. Plymouth , MN

I have a 34', 12' 8" beam Silverton express that weighs approx. 16,500 lbs and it works like a charm. It is best investment we made for our boat. It is amazing how easy it is moves the boat. It was easy to install. Our neighbours at our dock are amazed how easily we dock and how the bow just swings against dock like nothing. We have a tight docking space and went from a 26' boat to 34' and the transition has been easy with the help of the bow thruster. We don't think we would ever be without it now that we have had one.
When we are on plane the thruster is out of the water. You place it 3 inches below the waterline when installing it.

I am able to dock the boat by myself without any one else on board. It gives us real piece of mind. There are alot of boaters who are real curious about it when they see it on the front of our boat.

thunders05@sympatico.ca
MICHELLE
Quebec, Canada