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Mike,
<BR> Many thanks for letting me look at your boat Sunday,
and the wheel-steering installation. I trust I got everything back o.k.
<I>Inherit the Wind</I> is a nice boat. Did you buy it from Tom Tursi?
Did he install the wheel? It follows the Edson standard installation S-216-2
very closely. Must have been a job getting it in in those tight quarters.
I guess the engine was out when they did it.
<P> Your wheel would fit my cockpit very well - far enough
aft to clear the Bomar hatch I installed right over the engine. Climbing
around the 22 inch wheel seems not to be a problem.
<P> I wonder how they dropped the rudderpost far enough
to get the quadrant on it under the sole, and if they cut a 1/4 inch keyway
in the post or used set screws? Anybody else have any ideas?
<P> I also like your bow pulpit with the nice little
step to handle the anchor ahead of the forestay. Someone told me yours
had a bowsprit, but it is really a nice extended pulpit, not a bowsprit.
<P> Nice people at your club there at Hance Point. I
did not see either Jay, but spoke to some other owners.
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- Gordon White</HTML>