Tom.B
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- Vessel Name
- Skinny Dippin'
- Vessel Make
- Navigator 4200 Classic
Exactly. You don't need a backup for every single system onboard. Do you have a backup stove and fridge, because you could starve to death if you don't eat and can't cook or store food! Why not just tow a spare trawler behind you? (Ok, I am being a schmuk here, I know). Still, y'all seen pretty wimpy to feel like you cannot, under any circumstances, touch the helm wheel. OMG! We, and many others, spent many hours with the hands on our wheels for every mile that passes under the keel. Yes, I am now installing an AP this month, but not to totally avoid the hassle of driving. Just to make the long stretches of straight-line navigating easier and more accurate. Especially when we will be out-of-sight of land like the run to Ocracoke or running outside from Beaufort to Masonboro.
I don't want to thread-creep too much here, but backup AP's seem like a waste of money for coastal cruising. HOWEVER... it's your money. Spend it however you like!
Tom-
I don't want to thread-creep too much here, but backup AP's seem like a waste of money for coastal cruising. HOWEVER... it's your money. Spend it however you like!
Tom-