Agreed.
Do not use an autopilot in Bute Inlet or really close to Sangster Island. :)
Cheers, Russ
Sweet 35-1
At 08:41 PM 02/11/2014, you wrote:
We have a few magnetic anomalies around here, I
know not to put Otto in charge anywhere near
them. Most are on the charts. Some are scary finding them.
Jim Watts
Paradigm Shift
C&C 35 Mk III
Victoria, BC
On 2 November 2014 19:05, Rick Brass via
CnC-List <<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
Good rule, Dennis.
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The bridge is, of course, iron and will alter
the magnetic field seen by your compass to some
greater or lesser extent, depending on the
amount of iron and the proximity to your fluxgate compass.
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I was sitting next to the tiller pilot on my 25
one night, and had my car keys in my hip pocket.
When I got up to look at a channel marker I was
passing near, the boat changed course rapidly.
Suddenly I was not just âclose toâ the mark,
my standing rigging was tangled in it.
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It was a very expensive lesson in just how
sensitive those little fluxgate compasses can be.
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Rick Brass
Washington, NC
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From: CnC-List
[mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Dennis C. via CnC-List
Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2014 9:25 PM
To: CnClist
Subject: Stus-List Autopilot Gremlin - Caution!
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Just a caution for those who regularly use an
autosteerer. The Admiral and I were using the
wheelpilot (Simrad WP30) as we passed under the
Dauphin Island last weekend on our way to Pensacola.
In the middle of the bridge, the wheelpilot went
bonkers and steered hard to starboard. Luckily
I was right there and disengaged it before we
hit the fenders guarding the passage.Â
No idea what caused it. Underground cables,
gremlins, space aliens, etc.????? There was a
line of overhead power cables but they were about a tenth of a mile behind us.
All I know is new rule for the boat now. No autosteering through a bridge.
Dennis C.
Touche' 35-1 #83
Mandeville, LA
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