{"id":14223,"date":"2010-11-13T00:01:17","date_gmt":"2010-11-13T05:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/?p=14223"},"modified":"2010-11-15T12:53:11","modified_gmt":"2010-11-15T17:53:11","slug":"fpb-64-owners-manual-maneuvering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/fpb-64-owners-manual-maneuvering\/","title":{"rendered":"FPB 64 Owner’s Manual – Maneuvering"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Good control in tight quarters is a key ingredient to a successful cruising design (sailor power). If you can achieve this without a thruster, then there is a good chance the boat will behave itself at sea as well. If a thruster is a necessity. then the odds are steering offshore is going to be marginal.<\/p>\n
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In this excerpt from the FPB 64 Owner’s Manua<\/em>l we discuss handling in tight quarters, without the thruster first, and then with the thruster added. Click here to download the PDF of this chapter<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"