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Old 11-10-2019, 09:26 AM   #38
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Originally Posted by FF View Post

When boarding waves knock loose the storm ports over the glass area , or knock loose the deck house , you may have gone too far out.



Coming from Euroland , waiting for the Christmas winds will help speed and ride , but takes hand steering or a really great auto pilot to handle big waves from astern..

The first statement is a touch of an embellishment isn't it Fred? How many stories of ANY modern glass boats have you heard that the " House was knocked loose" ?


And most modern autopilots built after the 1980's will handle big waves at sea from the stern just fine.


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