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Sorry to hear this. Can't blame the auto helm. It just takes the boat where you tell it it to. I'm just half way through a West Palm Beach to Chicago delivery of a 75' Hatteras, laying in NYC for the next 4 days. Have been employing my auto pilot for 80% of this trip. Always had myself or my first mate on watch. We have dodged everything from pilings, fishing vessels and stealth patrol boats, all of which did not show up on radar. You need to always have someone on watch. Seeing is one thing. Knowing what your eyes are telling you is another thing. Glad no one was hurt. Was the vessel salvaged?
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Capt. Jim
Florida Land Cruiser Association
North Florida Cruiserheads
Upstate Cruisers
TLCA #5390
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