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Old 08-01-2018, 01:56 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by Moonfish View Post
Um, well, not to sound insensitive or anything, but... DUH!



Just another reason not to spend the money to fix or replace our ancient autopilot that does not work. That's why we've hand steered over 3,500 miles...

Well, my first reaction was "Of course it was in Texas." However, I very quickly recalled the "Nap Time" incident. The other thing I noticed was that the 61" sportfisher was going 31 mph! Damn that is fast. I just can't fathom that amount of speed on the water it is so far from anything that I'm used to. The skipper was apparently measuring a Marlin that was caught. Say that took him only 1 minute to measure the fish. At that speed he would have traveled over 800 meters or almost a 1/2 nm!



I would not put up with my autopilot being non-functional if I could afford to fix it. It is a huge asset and greatly reduces fatigue. However, if I step out of the PH door to look at something with the binoculars for 30 seconds I'm standing 3 feet from the helm, traveled 100 meters and am able to see where I'm going.
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