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MACH1
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 Posted - 13 Sep 2019 : 09:01:44
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anyone found a good cure for low speed wander on a norman 23
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df
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13 Sep 2019 : 09:43:56
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The answers are 2 topics below, norman 23 steering.
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trevork
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Posted - 13 Sep 2019 : 15:58:12
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| Welcome to the forum Douglas. Two simple ('ish) solutions. Some more ballast in the bows and, maybe, an add on rudder extension. First of all though, get the idea of minimal correction when steering in your mind! |
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philihun
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13 Sep 2019 : 19:03:30
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For the answer read the last post before this one.
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IanM
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cliveshep
Thailand
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Posted - 15 Sep 2019 : 07:40:02
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Boats take a while to respond to the helm.
The word is "steer small", if you wish to adjust course steer the way you want to go, then as soon as the vessel starts to swing "meet her" by steering in the opposite direction until the swing stops and then midships your helm.
If you steer "large" you'll be going along in a series of zig-zags getting ever bigger and more uncontrollable.
Fix your eye on something ahead on a river or canal and watch the pulpit swing across it and meet the swing just before you make good your new course. At sea of course it's the lubber-line on the compass you'll be looking at.
It's practice, and more practice. Also in manoeuvring to moor or reverse into a dock - use the elements to help you. Look at your ensign or pennant - which way is the wind blowing? Is there tide or river current? Can you use these to help you instead of making things harder? When you first apply power in ahead or astern - which way does the stern move? The "paddle effect" can be very useful in manoeuvring at slow speeds, a quick blip on the engine can change a course going astern quite a lot.
In fact when going astern it really won't steer at all but no problem - get some stern-way on and put the engine in ahead, turn the helm the way you want it to steer and give it a quick surge of power to push the stern over while still making stern-way. Then carry on astern. You can back into small gaps with that technique to the envy of those who tend to bang into everything while screaming imprecations at their wives.
There is a class of yachtsmen whose wives are responsible for everything that goes wrong! Don't join them!
I wrote an 18 page "how to) for new boat owners long ago, it's in pdf format - send me an email address if you would like a copy.
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