TheBiscuits
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Just don't report yourself as a spammer
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Yes, I'm aware of that thanks. I think that's why non-drivers pick it up faster than drivers - they don't expect the steering to react the way it does in a car so they just do what needs doing. Car drivers who haven't steered boats before have to work out the difference between the input at the wheel and the reaction of the boat compared to the car.
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Request a mod edit by reporting your original post and including the text you want adding. It's a good bit to add to the topic.
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As long as there's quaffing allowed I like a good saga ...
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That'll be why you edited your post twice then .... That's not "old fashioned", that's inexperienced. There's a different "feel" to it than with a tiller, but like many skills it can be learned. Do you have a wheel position indicator on your car dashboard? I don't. As I said earlier, kids who don't drive cars pick it up instantly, but adults who drive seem to struggle with it.
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Shall we all stop slowing for moored boats?
TheBiscuits replied to doratheexplorer's topic in General Boating
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You claimed that wheel steering is less precise than tiller. Until a couple of generations ago, all the cross channel ferries were wheel steering. If you think there is more precision necessary to take a widebeam to the pump out than to dock a RoRo in Dover, then it's not me who's making unbelievable comments.
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You know what they say about old dogs and new tricks ...
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No, just different. There's no "feel" to it but more screens involved. Any of the PlayStation generation will be quite at home with it ...
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Ships that cross the busiest shipping lane in the world every couple of hours and moor up in harbours designed for rowing boats on a tight timetable? If that's not your definition of accurate close quarters handling, I'd be fascinated to know what is! Admittedly most of them are on Azipod joysticks now, but that's not the point ...
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That'll be why the cross channel ferries all switched from wheel to tiller steering ...
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She's reading over your shoulder isn't she ...
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I have found kids who can't drive take to a wheel instantly. It's adults who expect it to handle like a car that struggle with a wheel on a boat. Not that I'm suggesting anything about Diana's driving ...
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I just press the "magnifying glass" icon and type my query. What do you do?
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There's a tale that needs telling!
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Having done both, it doesn't really matter. There's many that have only ever used a tiller so insist they are better, but if you can steer with a wheel you can easily do either.
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Got to admit that step/box was my first thought. I think @blackrose does exactly that on his boat. If it works, it works. There's no point in being uncomfortable whilst steering the boat.
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Shall we all stop slowing for moored boats?
TheBiscuits replied to doratheexplorer's topic in General Boating
Yeah, I've seen those too. I do wonder if they have misunderstood what "spring lines" are ... -
Smashing your TV is a bit much though ...
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Swapping 600w for 2000w inverter - safe to do myself?
TheBiscuits replied to FOZZY97's topic in Boat Building & Maintenance
I think he meant "just" a domestic sparky. Didn't you do proper grown up offshore marine electric? -
Oops! The Waverley has a broken nose
TheBiscuits replied to haggis's topic in Waterways News & Press
Well @Duck-n-Dive never crashed it when he drove it ... -
Either name and shame or name and praise! Who is the boat you will continue to use? That's more polite than naming the other three!
