tdonoughue
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- Location
- The Woodlands, TX 77381
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2012
- Boat Model
- AR
- Boat Length
- 24
(hehehehe--knew I would get him to bite...)
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It does "click" as it adjusts the steering wheel to stay on the set course, you get used to it, if not turn up the radio. I love it, one less thing to do. It will keep us on a set course, which neither of us manage to do while manual steering. It was a good day for my wife to just play with different sail sets based on our point of sail. Giving her control of the main sail as well as the genoa, keeps her busy and less anxious about heeling past 10°. At the time of the video the winds were low, but we were making 3.9kts. SOG in 3.7kts of true wind.That autopilot is freaky. That clicking would drive me nuts, I think.
Then again, I may already be nuts--so no harm, really...
But I love when you panned to the side and was surprised at how fast you were going. An all without an engine whining....
Thanks, we will check it out. Ferro cement sounds weird dosen't it. But, if you are going to one of the poles, you want a ferro cement or steel hull. No FRP in icy waters. As a sophmore in college, there was a competition to build concrete canoes and race them across the pond near the Library. After that there was a displacement test to judge how much weight it could hold. We did not win, but all the canoes ended up at the bottom of that pond, as far as I know to this day. Wow, that was 40 years ago. Time flies by.Hey @zipper, if you have access to the Discovery Channel you need to check out the new series Expedition to the Edge. It's a group of sailors attempting to sail from the Marshall Islands in to the Artic in an attempt to sail farther north than any other sail ship to date. Their ship is quite interesting, it's constructed out of ferro cement. first episode is all about them making sure the boat is seaworthy. Anyway, I think you'd get a kick out if it.
If you have someone make a new bimini top for you, make sure they put zippers on all four sides of the bimini. Then the possibilities are endless. You could extend the bimini aft or forward when needed. A clear vinyl windshield could be zippered forward on the bimini and snapped to the windshield and then of course side curtains (clear vinyl) or shades to keep the rain or sun out of the cockpit.Now you have me thinking that I might like those on my next bimini top. Pretty sure that my current one is going to die someday soon... Nice job!