Learn about equipment and systems that can make your life easier on the water when single-handing your boat.

As boats are built with more and more features and systems every year, boat owners are looking for more convenient ways to operate all the equipment on their boats. If you’re often using your boat single-handed or with a smaller crew, it is especially important to have convenient and mobile ways of controlling systems on board like bow and stern thrusters or anchor windlasses.

Three major brands, Side-Power, Vetus and Lewmar have dominated the bow and stern thruster market for years, but what's are the differences among the brands? This article takes a deep dive into the three brands and where they differ from one another