[Alberg30] Tiller Pilot

[Scott Wallace]

>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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