[alberg30] Reinventing the wheel

[John Birch]

From: John Birch <Sunstone at idirect.com>

Sanders, et al;

Until I raced the Chesapeake Crowd I had never sailed an A-30 with a tiller,
Wind Rose came with a wheel, after I sold her I got to helm Harry Grigat's A-30
Dolcé Vita regularly as Harry preferred to trim, for as he said, "I hate staring
at those woolly streamers on the jib." So a great friendship developed, as I
like to mix it up and Harry to trim.

BOTTOM LINE - If I'd known how nicely the boat handled with a tiller, I'd have
deep sixed the wheel on Wind Rose.

Cheers,
John,
Sunstone KC-65

SandersM at aol.com wrote:

> From: SandersM at aol.com
>
> Regarding wheel conversion resources, the obvious choice is Edson.  I
> contacted them last year about converting to a wheel, and they have
> everything you would need to do the conversion.  In fact, they have designed
> wheel conversions for other A30s -- it isn't really an off-the-shelf sort of
> thing, although all the parts you will need are all manufactured in quantity
> -- and they will share the A 30 schematics and parts lists with you if you
> ask.
>
> In the end I didn't do the conversion.  Wheels are awfully nice for a lot of
> reasons, but I ultimately decided that the A30 responds well to a tiller and
> that the money was better spent elsewhere.  It's still on the wish list, but
> I won't likely get to it anytime soon.
>
> Sanders McNew
> WILD ELF  (# 297)
> Oyster Bay, New York
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