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Old 09-26-12, 11:08 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by Maceaciadh View Post
had this problem before and it's is unbelievably frustrating as you know. only happened once i got GWX so my guess is they fiddled with waves slightly. as you found out rightly when your ship goes through a wave you dive in a way and diesels cut out on you. diving and surfacing helps alot to maintain speed. here are some solutions that i have tried and work

change course by 20 deg+ because your boat bobs up and down at a certain rate depending on wind not the waves! i figured it out by thinking this shouldn't happen and looked at the boat sideways(it goes back and forth in simple harmonic motion). once you are out of the pastern it should be simpler sailing

dive and surface a lot which is annoying but can works

sail to the nearest port/get close to land. this will change the weather and hopefully it gets better

hope some of these help
thanks for your advice Maceaciadh. it led me south out of the storm and now everything is running smooth again. and to boot, i managed to sink a large merchant as i was running: deck guns and torps put her under!

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