Where is my rudder?!?!

[seaniam81]

Originally Posted by seafarer

At least as long as diesel power was still intact, the screws still able to turn, and the hull not flooding beyond control.

sorry a little off topic but incorrect (unless your sailing an S boat, or U-boat). The diesels were not connected to the screws in anyway. This is how it worked... Diesels powered generators that made electricity. Some of that power went to everyday things, some went back into charging the batterys (unless a hole engine went on charge), and most went to the electric engines to drive the boat on the surface.