[Alberg30] Tiller Pilot

[vinegar joe]

oh vinegar joe does sail lake michigan on his
beautiful alberg 29...

--- Scott Wallace <tristan at one.net> wrote:
> From where do you sail, Oh Vinegar Joe?
> 
> Scott Wallace, Cincinnat sailor on the Great Lakes
> 
> vinegar joe wrote:
> 
> > why not soup up john's recommendation a
> bit.....after
> > your sails are fairly well balanced, run a line
> from
> > the end of the boom through a block on the
> windward
> > side of the boat that is in-ine and close to the
> > height of the end of the tiller and then tied
> (slip
> > knot) on to the end of the tiller.  from the
> leeward
> > side of the boat, tie a bungy cord from a fixed
> point
> > (again, in-line and close to the height of the end
> of
> > the tiller) to the tiller.  off you go....you can
> > steer closer or farther off the wind by letting
> in/out
> > of the mainsheet.  it works great (i promise),
> costs
> > almost nothing, uses no power, is essentially
> silent
> > in operation, etc.
> > joe
> > btw, for a really good discussion of sheet to
> tiller
> > steering visit www.oarclub.org.
> >
> > --- "Hansen, Richard LTC OF-TF"
> > <Richard.Hansen at hqda.army.mil> wrote:
> > > John,
> > > Simplest?  Cheapest?  I use a piece of 3/8 inch
> > > rope.  Secure rope at
> > > starbord cleats on outer gunwhale.  Wrap it 3
> times
> > > around, over the top of
> > > tiller. Secure to Port cleat.
> > > Helps to dampen rope at tiller for bite.  Small
> > > adjustments to course can be
> > > made by nudging tiller.  Large corrections
> require
> > > you to slip rope off
> > > tiller, set heading, re-loop rope around tiller.
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: John Bailey [mailto:baileyje at voyager.net]
> > > Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 10:36 PM
> > > To: Alberg 30
> > > Subject: [Alberg30] Tiller Pilot
> > >
> > >
> > > I'd like to get the smallest, simplest
> (cheapest)
> > > tiller pilot that would
> > > work for my Alberg 30.  I will use it very
> little
> > > and only when single
> > > handing.  I notice they all have a rating for
> the
> > > displacement of the boat.
> > > If the sails are trimmed properly, is there any
> > > reason I couldn't use a
> > > smaller unit.  I've practice sailing without
> using
> > > the tiller, only
> > > adjusting the sails.  The boat handles quite
> well
> > > with no pressure on the
> > > tiller.  Any thoughts on this would be
> appreciated.
> > >
> > > John Bailey
> > > "Zevulun"  #33
> > >
> > >
> >
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