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Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 29-01-2019, 08:22
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Posted By Stu Jackson
Re: Forgetful old fart and autopilot

John,

Forensic investigation of that incident (shown in the video following your post) indicates that this one had nothing to do with an autopilot and wholly due to abject stupidity on the part of...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 17-01-2019, 13:36
Replies: 48
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Posted By Stu Jackson
Re: Forgetful old fart and autopilot

So true. Two snippets from my trip up the coast in 2016:


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The approach to Crescent City is “easy” but with the down on the deck fog and in the dark we were within 0.3 nm of the R2 buoy...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 16-01-2019, 18:28
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Posted By Stu Jackson
Re: Forgetful old fart and autopilot

Isailed up from SF to BC over six weeks with my son as crew. We woulda killed each other without the autopilot.


OH, WAIT!!!


The AP died halfway up in Newport, OR.


8-13 hours days...
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