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Re: A Hammer on the Bridge?
From: Fred Hebard
Date: 2011 Oct 13, 23:24 -0400
From: Fred Hebard
Date: 2011 Oct 13, 23:24 -0400
Robert, The palm of my hand started hurting just thinking about your comment! That nylon mallet might give finer control, nylon not being as dense as rubber. Fred On Oct 13, 2011, at 11:08 PM, Robert Eno wrote: > This is too funny. > > The throttle on my 28 foot boat is also somewhat sticky and to achieve the desired RPMs, I have to gently punch it with the palm of my hand but this doesn't always do the trick. I think I will try the small hammer idea. Like a rubber mallet. Seriously. > > Thanks for this one James. > > Robert > ----- Original Message ----- > From: James N Wilson > To: NavList@fer3.com > Cc: jpbrugman@yahoo.com ; v8martin@gmail.com > Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 10:31 PM > Subject: [NavList] A Hammer on the Bridge? > > On a recent trip circumnavigating the Black Sea on the Clipper Odyssey, I did my mandatory bridge tour, and I was surprised to see a hammer laying on the console, (Photo 1). The captain explained that it was for fine tuning the throttles to achieve the desired RPM, (Photo 2). The throttles were apparently a bit sticky, and this was their solution. A little tap could achieve what they needed. Human ingenuity at work. > > Other displays included a graphic forward-looking sonar, (Photo 3), and a most comprehensive radar, (Photo 4). > > I noted that they kept their course and position drawn on a chart, as is appropriate in coastal waters. GPS is fine, but you do need to know where land is, and how close it is. I remember piloting a charter boat in the San Juans, where the GPS gave my accurate position, but I had to relate that to a chart be useful. > > Jim Wilson > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 6541 (20111013) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > ____________________________________________________________ > 57-Year-Old Mom Looks 25 > Mom Reveals $5 Wrinkle Trick That Has Angered Doctors! > ConsumerLifestyles.org
