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Old 10th March 2023, 10:11
Sparkie2182 United Kingdom Sparkie2182 is offline
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Cunard Chieftain...... late 1970s.

Major problems when the steering failed from the bridge......the first time in a busy fairway leaving Tampa Fla.

Early investigation showed an illogical set of circumstances which ....as it transpired.....had no bearing on the fault.

Taking electrical readings from bridge to steering flat following the ships wiring diagrams indicated an installation problem......port manual helm on the bridge resulted in a starboard impulse to the telemotors aft.

Starboard helm resulted in port movement aft.....of course.

Myself and the Cheng (Peter Eltringham ..... complete gentleman.....) traced the wiring through a number of J.B.s
until we found a complete crossover......the Spanish shipbuilders has actually sent the wiring across the ship.

As the ship had been sailing for years with the rudder following the helm correctly......there must have been another crossover further aft......

There was......J.B.s labelled incorrectly.

I suspect the ship was in the C.A.F category also.

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