[C38] Tiilers

[Mark Lewis]

David,

I have hull numbe six with tiller but want to convert to wheel.  Do you have
your wheel and parts?  What would you sell them for?

Mark Lewis

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Sent: Friday, June 10, 2011 7:06 AM
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Subject: [C38] Tiilers

Taking the wheel out of our boat is the best thing we've done to her so far.

1) Fewer things to break/fix/replace

2) 1000% better access to the works

3) Much better feel. Getting her balanced to engage the Aries is
faster/easier

4) Better connection between helm and windvane.

5) Positioned behind the wheel is okay for motoring in flatwater, but it's
the last place I'd want to be in a seaway. Much less motion sitting
forward, steering by tiller.

I took the wheel off ahead of our Bermuda passage. About 10% of the boats
that came into Bermuda after us had steering gear problem. I can't imagine
a) going under the deck in a seaway to try and work on the thing; b)
trying to steer with an emergency rudder with the wheel in way.


>
> david at dlrfilms.com wrote:
>
> "BTW, had a 4-hour charter with a never been on a sailboat before couple.
> Within two hours the Mr was on the tiller holding a steady course."
>
>
> **************************************************
> I think that everyone who sails should learn on a tiller.
>
> We still have a Catalina 27 for our lake boat and when I had it offshore,
> before we got our Catalina 38,  I could steer blindfolded once I learned
> the groove of the current conditions but I never got that precise feel
> from
> the wheel on our 38 or any other wheeled boat.
>
> When racing the 27 we could make the boat do things never possible with a
> wheel.  We got (in)famous racing by charging the start line too early,
> taking a quick 360 in almost our own boat length near the start,
> accelerating again over the line exactly at the gun while we watched other
> boats watching us either cross early from our maneuver or causing them to
> run off course while we left precisely on time.
>
> You can only get away with that trick every now and then but it sure was
> "exciting."
>
> Nothing is as quick or as easy to precisely control a boat as a tiller.
>
> We sold our wheeled 38 last year but we still have four tiller boats for
> our kids and grand kids: a Catalina 27, Laser, 8' O'Day dink, and a Snark.
>
> Tom Troncalli
> recovering ex-racer
>
>
>
>
>> [Original Message]
>> From: <david at dlrfilms.com>
>> To: <tdtron at earthlink.net>; Catalina 38 Listserve
> <listserve at catalina38.org>
>> Date: 6/10/2011 7:26:33 AM
>> Subject: Speaking of fuel explosions.
>>
>> Looks like I've got a small fuel leak on the aft-most fuel injector. It
>> seems to be coming out just underneath the fuel return.
>>
>> I tried putting a wrench on it. Nothing moved, nothing changed. I guess
>> I'm going to soak it in PB blast and try again.
>>
>> My torch is a usual addition to these (mis?) adventures. Safe to do when
>> the engine is cold, or is there fuel of there and boom?
>>
>> BTW, had a 4-hour charter with a never been on a sailboat before couple.
>> Within two hours the Mr was on the tiller holding a steady course.
>>
>> "There it is, you've got her in the groove," I said.
>>
>> "Yeah, I can feel it!" said he.
>>
>> A sailor is born!
>
>
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