My boat neighbors had an experience on a Catalina 42 that wasn't humorous at the time, but looking back on it, we always chuckle. They had decided to go on a cruise down the west side of Florida and over to the Dry Tortugas, which are about 70 miles west of Key West. On the way back, one of the idler pulleys collapsed and they fitted the emergency tiller. Steering with it was no easy task. Some 20 hours later they got into one of the western Florida marinas, but realizing they would have to wait for parts, steered by hand all the way back to Madeira Beach. When the owner talked to his son a day or two later, the son asked why he hadn't turned on the hydraulic ram autopilot... :)
Bruce Whitmore 1994 C&C 37/40+"Astralis" (847) 404-5092 (mobile) bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net
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