Daniel wrote:

I recently witnessed a possible accident with the autopilot in my boat.
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Is that a cable steering system? I'm trying to remember if I've ever
been on a boat where the autopilot movements feed back to the wheel.
Must be that I have not been around an autopilot on anything but
hydraulic steering systems.

I like being able to rest my forearms on the wheel while the autopilot
is engaged. And if you need to grasp something to steady or brace
yourself, you can grab the wheel because it ain't doing nothing.

Jack

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Jack Erbes in Ellsworth, Maine, USA - jackerbes at adelphia dot net
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