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dasreboot
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Initially Posted - 10/03/2017 : 07:24:35

found this gem on craigslist. It's sn owner describing the features of his j30. read it and let it sink in.

"Any boat should have Auto Helm Steering~Read on....
What could have been a bad day turned out great! We were caught bringing the J around on a 12 mile run to have the boat lifted. We ran into rain, fog, and it was very cold . It was great to have the Auto Helm 1000 in that situation. We simply set the coarse and went into the comfortable clean cabin, occasionally looking out for crab pots. You can also read the back of the compass from inside the cabin, another great feature! We broke out of the fog and the rain finally stopped. If it wasn't for the Auto helm 1000 we would have been soaked. I would not have a boat without Auto Helm. You can set the Auto Helm for very long cruises. "

Todd Lewis
Eowyn 87 TR/WK C25 #5656
ARWEN 84 TR/SK C25 #4031
www.mainsailsailingschool.com

Bill Holcomb
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Response Posted - 10/03/2017 : 08:50:09

Snickerdoodle has had a tiller-pilot for nearly 30 years. It's great on those light to none breeze days too.

Stinkpotter
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 10/03/2017 : 09:34:33

quote:
Originally posted by dasreboot

found this gem on craigslist. It's sn owner describing the features of his j30. read it and let it sink in.

"...We simply set the coarse (sic) and went into the comfortable clean cabin, occasionally looking out for crab pots. You can also read the back of the compass from inside the cabin...

...That way you can report your exact heading after you've t-boned the other boat. What other boat?? My point, exactly.

Or what about the tug off to port with the tow off to starboard, both in the fog... ? And what about fog signals?....... Etc.

FOULIES.

Dave Bristle
Association "Port Captain" for Mystic/Stonington CT
PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage, USCG "sixpack" (expired),
Now on Eastern 27 $+!nkp*+ Sarge

Edited by - Stinkpotter on 10/03/2017 09:42:36

dasreboot
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Response Posted - 10/03/2017 : 10:48:10

no watch! underway in fog no less! Its amazing that this happens.

Todd Lewis
Eowyn 87 TR/WK C25 #5656
ARWEN 84 TR/SK C25 #4031
www.mainsailsailingschool.com

Stinkpotter
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 10/03/2017 : 10:58:56

As I first started reading that, I was thinking WH... WHHHH... WHHHHAT?!?!?

Ex-OUPV Curmudgeon

Dave Bristle
Association "Port Captain" for Mystic/Stonington CT
PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage, USCG "sixpack" (expired),
Now on Eastern 27 $+!nkp*+ Sarge

islander
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Response Posted - 10/03/2017 : 11:45:15

I remember about 10 years ago reading about a new power boat owner who on his first time out on the water with his new boat set his course and turned on the auto pilot then went into the cabin to sit and have lunch. The boat drove itself on to a rock jettie. He took the dealership to court claiming that they didn't explain what an auto pilot does.

Scott-"IMPULSE"87'C25/SR/WK/Din.#5688
Sailing out of Glen Cove,L.I Sound

Dave5041
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Response Posted - 10/03/2017 : 13:26:48

I hope his car dealer explained cruise control.

Dave B. aboard Pearl
1982 TR/SK/Trad. #3399
Lake Erie/Florida Panhandle

Stinkpotter
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 10/03/2017 : 20:56:57

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Originally posted by Dave5041

I hope his car dealer explained cruise control.

Mine did... My car speeds up, slows down, and stops with the car ahead in my lane, and steers itself to stay in the lane. Now that I know, I can take a nap!

Dave Bristle
Association "Port Captain" for Mystic/Stonington CT
PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage, USCG "sixpack" (expired),
Now on Eastern 27 $+!nkp*+ Sarge

dasreboot
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Response Posted - 10/04/2017 : 05:28:37

Ron Burgundy: We've got a job in New York City.
Brian Fantana: Hey Ron, who's driving?
Ron Burgundy: It's okay. It�s on cruise control.
Champ Kind: Why do you have this bag of bowling balls and this terrarium filled with scorpions?
Ron Burgundy: It's a crazy story.
Brian Fantana: Cruise control just regulates speed. It doesn't steer.
Baxter: [barks]
Brick Tamland: He says we're all gonna die!
[Motorhome crashes]
Ron Burgundy: That is going to make one hell of a story.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUEDVMOMY24

Todd Lewis
Eowyn 87 TR/WK C25 #5656
ARWEN 84 TR/SK C25 #4031
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sethp001
Mainsheet C-25 Tech Editor

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Response Posted - 10/04/2017 : 09:32:27

Reminds me of this one from last year. Apparently the skipper was using the head.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtZJ__8PVDU

Seth
"Outlier" 1987 Catalina 25 SR/SK/Traditional Interior #5541
"Zoo" 1977 Morgan Out Island 30
"Nomad" 1980 Prindle 16
"Lost" 1988 Catalina Capri 14.2 (sold - yay!)
"Marine Tex 1" Unknown Origin POS 8' Fiberglass Dinghy
https://whichsailboat.com/2014/07/27/catalina-25-review/

dasreboot
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Response Posted - 10/05/2017 : 04:53:59

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Originally posted by sethp001

Reminds me of this one from last year. Apparently the skipper was using the head.

"nap tyme" great name for that boat! entertaining reading all the maritime lawyers in the comments section. only a few got it correct.

Todd Lewis
Eowyn 87 TR/WK C25 #5656
ARWEN 84 TR/SK C25 #4031
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jerlim
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Response Posted - 10/06/2017 : 07:31:56

We've got the Auto Helm 1000 too, in light winds on a long beam reach there's nothing better...lets you move about, move forward and sit atop the cabin, do some minor futzing with some do-dad or such...BUT I've never gone below for more than a moment....

Jerry

bigelowp
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Response Posted - 10/06/2017 : 08:05:29

I think we can imagine why he is selling his J30 -- "if it only had an auto-sail-hoist . . . . " It takes all kinds in this world!

Peter Bigelow
C-25 TR/FK #2092 Limerick
Rowayton, Ct
Port Captain: Rowayton/Norwalk/Darien CT

Chief RA
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Response Posted - 10/07/2017 : 07:47:02

Guess he doesn't have a rain suit? Chief

COMPASS ROSE C250WK
Tall Mast, Wing keel
PORT CHIEF, Bodega Bay Ca.
IE,EE,FCC lic #1890

sfsmith
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Response Posted - 10/08/2017 : 07:55:55

If that's for real, it's real scary.

Solomon Smith
TANGO 89/WK/TR/#5942
Petoskey, Michigan

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