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Default Countersteer your boat...

On Sat, 15 Feb 2014 22:37:20 -0500, Earl__ wrote:

thumper wrote:
On 2/14/2014 8:15 PM, KC wrote:
On 2/14/2014 10:40 PM, thumper wrote:
On 2/13/2014 2:35 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote:

Push the outboard's tiller to the left and, why, you'll turn right.

I had my helm replaced a few years ago to try to remove some slop and
they hooked it up so it steered opposite. I only discovered it after
launching for a days outing. You'd think that with conscious effort
you
could adapt but it was insidiously difficult, too many years of
driving
with a wheel I guess. I didn't run on plane much that day...


Kind of like the first time I drove a forklift


They steer from the rear like a boat but the wheel direction isn't
opposite from a car.

I tried my hand on the bottom of the wheel but as soon as the mind
wandered a little I'd screw up. No whitewater that day.

Try riding a bicycle with your hands reversed. You will drop it in seconds.


That would be counter-counter steering. Especially good for going around trees on just your back
tire.