Donal stated: Maybe my boat is a bit lighter than most??? I really =
cannot see myself
trusting a lashed helm with 30 kts over the deck.

We couldn't either. I think it's a crab crusher thing, not a feep fin =
keel thing...Chanteuse wouldn't like it atall....

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