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    Additional sound signals for electric boats?

    Do electric boaters need additional sound signals given how quiet electric boats often are? One who is operating a powered vessel may need to signal operating astern propulsion such as by three short blasts of the horn, so might it be useful for those operating electric boats to also signal...
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    Changing course

    I know there are rules about vessels altering course, such as the stand on vessel maintaining course and speed, and signalling ones intent to alter course and speed. First of all, is there any definition of changing course? Is a sailing vessel said to be changing course if it is changing...
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    What is minimal drift?

    A vessel of any kind will tend to drift unless anchored or moored, there can be no true stops on the water. A boat could hover in one place above a riverbed and still be propelled upstream and maintain steerage due to flow. So given all that what does minimal drift mean, though I do know that...
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    Eye lead time

    I gather that vision is your first line of defence when boating, in spite of the extensive use of those crazy horn signals. I have looked up eye lead time but haven't found it mentioned in relation to boating. Basically the minimum eye-lead time is the minimum distance you should be looking...
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    Steering ratio

    Does steering ratio (the angle of the rudder or jet to the angle of the steering wheel) vary between different vessels?
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    More sealegs questions

    I have more questions about sealegs, (a) I have wondered what happened to the rugged amphbious craft that was proposed back in 2005. (b) Given that aeroplanes have had retractable landing gear since the 1930s and that hydrostatic transmissions have long been fitted to lawn tractors, forklifts...
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    Why don't most boats have mirrors?

    I am wondering why most watercraft don't have side or rearview mirrors, as these might be useful in certain situations, they may be helpful in checking for vessels behind you.
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