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Boating today...
John H. wrote:
On Sat, 5 Jul 2008 08:20:54 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: More on helm positions .... or semi-worthless nautical information .... I never knew this until we had the Grand Banks. By tradition, dating back to the great sailing ships, the helm had one spoke that was marked in some fashion to indicate that the rudder was midships when the marked spoke was in the upright position. There's a name for this mark that escapes me, but the Grand Banks carried on this nautical tradition. Here are pictures of the lower and upper station helms. In the case of the GB, one spoke had rings turned into it on a lathe to mark the midship spoke. They are indicated by the red arrows: The GB had cable steering. I can guarantee that the marked spoke would be in different positions when maintaining a steady course in different wind conditions. http://www.eisboch.com/lowerhelmmark.jpg http://www.eisboch.com/upperhelmmark.jpg Eisboch If one thinks that wind direction and speed won't affect helm position, they've never watched a plane land with a crosswind. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX3S5...eature=related I wonder if that pilot has his rudder turned a little? D'oh. You really don't get it. |
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