I believe your brother-in-law was at the helm at the time, right? There
could be many ways to tell the story.
For instance, I knew a skipper of a 45-footer who went below one pleasant
but dark night in the Chessy and left his son and a buddy at the helm,
drinking beer and watching the autopilot steer. They ran up a creek under
full sail and jammed her into the mud so bad that it took a sea-going tug
and about half a mile of cable to get her off, bending the rudder - - with
extreme prejudice - - in the process. What I never heard clearly was, who
programmed the autopilot.
--Dave S. (Demitri)
On 5/29/08 1:31 PM, "Sneddon, Keith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Think how bad you¹d feel if you had broken a brand new Booth rudder while
> doing something that, upon further reflection, was pretty stupid (an
> assumption on my part based on your reluctance to share the details).
>
>
> Keith Sneddon
> #4760, ³Are We There Yet?²
>
>
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Calleran
> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 12:43 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: catalina27-talk: Looking for a rudder
>
> Listees,
> BayBird finds herself in need of a new rudder. Don't ask. It's still too
> painful to discuss. Perhaps someday.
> Anyway, I'm looking for a rudder for my 1976 (#2784) C27 Std. I am aware
> of the Booth rudder, which would be nice in that BayBird is an outboard model.
> However, I'm poor okay, I'm cheap! and, if I could score a used OEM rudder
> in good condition, I would be interested. Perhaps someone who converted to
> Booth still has the original sitting around in the garage or shed somewhere.
> Thanks.
>
>
> Fair Winds,
> Jim Calleran, C27 #2784, Trad, OB
> Mathews Yacht Club, VA
> 37°27.8'N/76°18.6'W
>
>
