Also note that if you sit near the fluxgate with a cellphone (magnetic speaker) and a cell phone holder with a magnetic flap the boat will likely not go straight at all!
Joe Della Barba From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Rich Knowles Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2014 9:32 AM To: cnc-list Cnc-List Subject: Re: Stus-List Autohelm St4000 how it should work with the GPS Makes life interesting:) Rich On Jan 14, 2014, at 10:20 AM, Della Barba, Joe <joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov<mailto:joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov>> wrote: If you go right in the very center of the Bay Bridge main span sometimes the steel cancels out. If you miss by a foot the autopilot will turn hard at the bridge. Joe Della Barba Coquina From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Rich Knowles Sent: Monday, January 13, 2014 8:50 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List Autohelm St4000 how it should work with the GPS Here in Halifax harbour, if I go parallel to and within a couple hundred feet of the Panamax floating dry dock, a big chunk of steel, with the auto helm on, I'll get steered right off course and into the side of the dry dock. Same with big ships at anchor. Some years ago, A guy with a Nonsuch 36 under auto helm T-boned a container ship in the harbour while he was below and not watching. The steel hull got him. Rich _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com<http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/> CnC-List@cnc-list.com<mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com>
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