On Sat, 6 Mar 2004 19:17:56 -0500, "Bruce"
wrote:


With your back to the driver :
Steering signals
1. Arm straight to the right = steer to the right
2. Karat chop forward = steer straight
3. Arm 90 vertical = steer left
4. right index spinning in the air = anchor is up, steer on predetermined
course
Speed Signals
1. palm up with an upward movement = speed up
2. Palm down with downward movement = slow down
3. clenched fist = neutral
4. thumb up = forward gear idle speed
5. Thumb down = reverse gear idle speed
6. Slash index finger across throat = stop engine


Great list. Quite intuitive

I would add two.

1) Karate chop aft - steer straight back.

Used after the anchor is on the bottom and you are starting lay out
the rode.

2) Arm straight up - over the anchor, stop any way.

Very useful when the anchor is buried deeply and you have to reverse
to get the anchor out of the bottom. You can then cleat off and use
the steer straight back signal.

Jack

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