Cc: Dennis C.
Subject: Re: Stus-List [EXTERNAL] Re: Hydraulic auto-pilot > Rack and Pinion
Steering
Spent a week cruising on a Beneteau 47. Like driving a bus or a big RV. On
the other hand, having a private stateroom with dedicated air conditioning and
head was nice.
Dennis C.
Touche&#x
Spent a week cruising on a Beneteau 47. Like driving a bus or a big RV.
On the other hand, having a private stateroom with dedicated air
conditioning and head was nice.
Dennis C.
Touche' 35-1 #83
Mandeville, LA
On Wed, Jul 11, 2018 at 9:33 AM, Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List <
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: Tuesday, July 10, 2018 5:29 PM
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Cc: Nauset Beach
Subject: Re: Stus-List [EXTERNAL] Re: Hydraulic auto-pilot > Rack and Pinion
Steering
To my knowledge when driving on OPB with wheel steering it has only been cable
– was not aware rack and pinion was even an option, hence
Sent: Monday, July 09, 2018 11:31 AM
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Cc: Della Barba, Joe
Subject: Re: Stus-List [EXTERNAL] Re: Hydraulic auto-pilot > Rack and Pinion
Steering
Cable is better than rack and pinion for steering feel IMHO. The hydraulic
steering boats I have sailed had rudder an
Cable is better than rack and pinion for steering feel IMHO. The hydraulic
steering boats I have sailed had rudder angel indicators because otherwise you
have no idea what is going on. The owners said they didn’t care about feel
because they hardly ever steered by hand out of the harbor.
Joe
Coq
This is true. Unless something is wrong with the hydraulic unit the friction
when the bypass valve is open is almost none. I did a fancy quick release once
that was about $1,000 of machining and welding for a hard core racer. IMHO he
didn’t need it, the steering was fine anyway. You could just *
