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Originally Posted by tuffr2
Thanks guys - yep, if the steering goes out because of damaged rudders with a bad storm coming I guess it is time to abandon ship. If they weathered the storm and the seas calmed can rudders be fixed while in the water?
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Not if you properly develop your skills. They could have removed both rudders and done several things: rigged temporary rudders, trailed their
anchor rhode, trailed a drouge, steered by
sails.
If you read the other thread there were a bunch of
mistakes by the owner and crew. Most notably, this boat had been having significant build and design issues and the set out to sea without a proper shake down.