[C38] Tiller?

[david at dlrfilms.com]

This is encouraging to read.

The wheel/high seat is nice when we're under motor in flat water, but
those are just the sort of conditions we try to avoid. When it's gentle
you're kind of stuck back there by yourself, and when you drive the boat
hard, it's not the best ergonomics: sitting doesn't give enough torque,
and standing is feet wet. I end up standing on spoke and steering with my
feet. All in all, I like it better with the windvane engaged and sitting
forward, or sitting infront of the wheel and steering tiller style.

A couple of questions:

*Anyone have an idea where I can find the fitting that will connect my
tiller to my rudder post?

*Where do you have your instruments and motor controls mounted? We've got
our one-lever throttle forward/reverse lever on the pedistal, and plotter
and fishing finder. Mostly that's pretty handy for times when we really
need them. But of course I end up taking the plotter off and setting it on
a towel on the bench when we're making coastwise runs with the windvane
engaged.

> Hi,
>  Joint Adventure is tiller steered. I wouldn't have it any other way.
> After putting 10k miles on her, sailing down to the South Pacific, I
> don't see how you guys can sit back there and use a wheel. It's pretty
> wet all the time at the stern seat and when we take green water from
> large waves, I couldn't imagine having to be there. Our monitor steers
> most of the time but in certain instances I just pop the chain off and
> hand steer. We also store some jerry jugs and various items back there,
> it's kind of no mans land for us.
>
> Rod
> S/V Joint Adventure
> hull #12
>
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: david at dlrfilms.com
>>Sent: May 10, 2009 5:45 PM
>>To: Catalina 38 Listserve <listserve at catalina38.org>
>>Subject: [C38] Tiller?
>>
>>Hello All!
>>
>>
>>I'd love to reclaim the space taken up by the pedistal and jumbo wheel,
>>plus I use my wind vane a lot,  and the whole interface is easier to fine
>>tune and unrig with a tiller.
>>
>>Have any of you tried running your boats with a tiller instead of a
>> wheel?
>>Like it? Hate it?
>>
>>Thanks!
>>
>>-David
>>
>>
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