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Old 07-14-2014, 05:59 PM   #1
Gulf Comanche
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City: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Vessel Name: Old School
Vessel Model: 38' Trawler custom built by Hike Metal Products
Join Date: Dec 2007
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Now, on to a new issue, though I'm not sure it's an issue. Took Old School out for a 4 hour cruise yesterday. Down the river and out to the lake; The river has some pretty long straight stretches in it so I engaged the AP. After maybe 5 minutes, I noticed a slight rocking from side to side, not bad, just a little annoying. I could also hear the AP pump going off and on at a good pace, which I don't think it should be doing. When I got out to the lake I performed the "Dockside Setup" per the ComNav manual. Back in gear and headed home, same thing. Hit the adjust button and changed the response from fast to slow which didn't seem to make much difference. Looking behind, the wake had a very gentle "S" curve to it every couple hundred yards or so. I know keeping this ship on a straight course takes some doing, but when in the calm river, it was less annoying to just set the wheel on a course and change it every so often as needed, no AP engaged.
Any ideas on this? Thanks in advance.
Mike
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