Makes life interesting:) Rich
On Jan 14, 2014, at 10:20 AM, Della Barba, Joe <joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov> wrote: If you go right in the very center of the Bay Bridge main span sometimes the steel cancels out. If you miss by a foot the autopilot will turn hard at the bridge. Joe Della Barba Coquina From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Rich Knowles Sent: Monday, January 13, 2014 8:50 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Autohelm St4000 how it should work with the GPS Here in Halifax harbour, if I go parallel to and within a couple hundred feet of the Panamax floating dry dock, a big chunk of steel, with the auto helm on, I'll get steered right off course and into the side of the dry dock. Same with big ships at anchor. Some years ago, A guy with a Nonsuch 36 under auto helm T-boned a container ship in the harbour while he was below and not watching. The steel hull got him. Rich _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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