A watercraft steer-by-wire control system comprising: an input device; at
least one transducer in operable communication with the input device; a
rudder control system in operable communication with the input device and
configured to control a rudder of a watercraft; and a bow thruster
control system in operable communication with the at least one transducer
and configured to control a bow thruster of the watercraft. A method for
the maneuvering if a watercraft. The method comprises: applying a force
in a first degree of freedom of an input device; measuring the movement
of the input device in the first degree of freedom; converting the
movement into a signal proportional to the amount of movement; and
transmitting the signal to a bow thruster control system.