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Re: A Hammer on the Bridge?
From: Robert Eno
Date: 2011 Oct 13, 23:08 -0400
From: Robert Eno
Date: 2011 Oct 13, 23:08 -0400
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 WilsonTo: NavList@fer3.comSent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 10:31 PMSubject: [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
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