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Originally Posted by The Real BigGuy
You don’t know what your talking about or, you’ve never driven a boat at headway speed. Yes they work like that. Try holding the helm in one position and see what happens. You’ll turn slightly in one direction then turn slightly in the other. Against a current that is pushing you backwards (your example) the boat would not be able to recover even if you turned into the current. The only reason you go straight in normal conditions is because you have the velocity to overcome the velocity of the water.
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Yeah, you got me. My experience operating a power boat in current is limited to just the Piscataqua, Penobscot, Lamprey, Cocheco, Taunton, Annisquam, Connecticut, Songo, Merrimack, Potomac, Tom's, Susquaehanna, Pawtuxent, Chester, St. Lawrence, Rideau, Ottawa, Hudson, East, and Harlem Rivers; and Rondout, Esopus, and Otter Creeks. Also, it was never for more than a couple of weeks at a time.