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I meant to say automatic ones, that would relieve pressure before damage. 
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- Remember the QUANTUM LEAP, whose crew was rescued by a cruise ship a couple of weeks ago...?
- And, looks like we'll be seeing another cruise ship rescue on YouTube shortly...
- There was a shot on TV the other night.
- Here's a blog link to a Schumacker 50 that was out in the same storm enroute to Bermuda.
- Good story.
- Interesting story, but their autopilot mount really was suspect..
- Did you see where the base screws pulled out?
- Look at it another way... if the mount had been stronger...
- Look at it another way... maybe nothing had to give
- The problem I ran into is that the designers are underestimating the loads...
- I doubt the Raymarine mechanical drive...
- Pressure relief valve -- on hydraulic steering
- I meant to say automatic ones, that would relieve pressure before damage.
- I meant to say automatic ones, that would relieve pressure before damage.
- Look at it another way... if the mount had been stronger...
- Did you see where the base screws pulled out?
- Good story.
- Still looks like a weird rig -- clearly one-off...
- Keel?
- So what now? will the original owner get his boat back?
- So they could hve done nothing... just stayed aboard, and they would have arrived in HI.
- Far out!
- And, looks like we'll be seeing another cruise ship rescue on YouTube shortly...