Comments on: Let’s Outfit the Helm of the new Kadey-Krogen 55′ Expedition http://oceanlines.biz/2009/01/lets-outfit-the-helm-of-the-new-kadey-krogen-55-expedition/ News about passagemaking, boats, technology, people and life at sea Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:07:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: John Marshall http://oceanlines.biz/2009/01/lets-outfit-the-helm-of-the-new-kadey-krogen-55-expedition/comment-page-1/#comment-3482 John Marshall Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:34:19 +0000 http://oceanlines.biz/?p=1427#comment-3482 What I find interesting in the Outfit the Helm discussion is that only Garmin correctly proposes dual autopilots and pumps, which is a given for an ocean crossing trawler. Hand steering for days on end, especially in heavy weather, can quickly exhaust a crew, given that you often can't deviate your course on a long passage to make it easier on the helm. For coastal cruising, one AP is just fine. While my boat has a mix of Furuno and Simrad, and I have no Garmin equipment except on my dink, I thought the Garmin proposal was closest to the mark for a serious passagemaker. The Simrad and Furuno proposals, IMHO, were only appropriate for a coastal cruiser. What I find interesting in the Outfit the Helm discussion is that only Garmin correctly proposes dual autopilots and pumps, which is a given for an ocean crossing trawler. Hand steering for days on end, especially in heavy weather, can quickly exhaust a crew, given that you often can’t deviate your course on a long passage to make it easier on the helm.

For coastal cruising, one AP is just fine.

While my boat has a mix of Furuno and Simrad, and I have no Garmin equipment except on my dink, I thought the Garmin proposal was closest to the mark for a serious passagemaker.

The Simrad and Furuno proposals, IMHO, were only appropriate for a coastal cruiser.

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