Troubled Waters

everal years ago, I was delivering a 48-foot express cruiser along the Gulf Coast when an unusual and unexpected glitch meddled with my mellifluous state of mind. While easing slowly into a marina for an overnight stay, the boat’s joystick control began to misbehave. More to the point, when I bumped the stick from side-to-side or dead ahead to maintain a slow but steady course while scouting for my designated slip, the effects were sporadic,