On Thu, 17 May 2007 20:17:02 -0400, Roger Long wrote:


Wow. I never had so much fun not doing something I used to think of as fun.
I know most of you take this for granted but I've always been a "keep it
simple", minimalist sailor. There's something about a boat that steers
itself that makes you feel like an adult.


On Far Cove (I've sold her now, so she's not "my boat" any more) I had the
ST4000 head mounted under the dodger, so I could use that to steer if it
was raining and I wanted to duck under the dodger (Put it on standby and
use the buttons to turn the wheel). I used it a lot when under power -
Otto was a godsend for those boring motoring stretches! But like our
friend Wilbur (well, not like him since in my case it's true...), Far Cove
could be set up under sail to go a constant direction without need of Otto.

My next boat is definitely gonna have an Autohelm, even if it's a tiller.

druid
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