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<p>[QUOTE="KingofThings, post: 152301, member: 468"]Depends on the ship's size and the strength/leverage needed to manipulate hundreds of feet of rope/cable. This takes even more effort in a storm or emergency maneuvering.</p><p>Most ships have port and starboard steering gear especially warships for obvious reasons.</p><p>My first ship was 592' long and her helm/wheel was about 4-5' in diameter.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="KingofThings, post: 152301, member: 468"]Depends on the ship's size and the strength/leverage needed to manipulate hundreds of feet of rope/cable. This takes even more effort in a storm or emergency maneuvering. Most ships have port and starboard steering gear especially warships for obvious reasons. My first ship was 592' long and her helm/wheel was about 4-5' in diameter.[/QUOTE]
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