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Originally Posted by ITD
I don't understand the adjust speed for current thing.... your boat doesn't care if there is a current or not, it becomes part of the current and will move at its normal speed with respect to the current. You will have the same steerability as still water. Where you need to be careful is when you are not parallel to the current you will still be moving with the current which will move your boat sideways with respect to the land. The only place this is a problem is when pulling into or out of Thurston's. You do not need to speed up to maintain steerage in the channel.....
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You obviously have not traveled in a current much or have seen the barges that have got stuck in the weirs Channel when there was a significant current and had to be pulled out by the tow boat because their outboard motors aren't strong enough for the current.
If you have a 8mph current and your throttling at 6mph you will go backwards and if you are heading right into it, the bow will get pushed side to side a little. It's like if there is a wind and you cut your engine while pointing up wind, your boat will get spun around.