Good luck on getting the wheel off without a wheel puller..... I have not been
successful. My emergency tiller is only about a foot long - the only thing it
would be good for is holding the boat on a course - there is limited room for
the tiller to move - what with the binnacle in the way.
Curtis, you seem to have thought this out pretty well and with all the tips you
have received off this list, go for it! Let us know how it works out - having
been off shore on a few boats (both coasts) and sailing around the bay on my
30, you should be in pretty good shape. Particularly for a day sail in good
weather. Many of the commenters haven't been in our weather patterns - where
the forecasts are pretty accurate for days in advance and we can watch the
weather cross the plains until it gets here, so you can pick your window.
Gary
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From: Curtis
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2014 12:11 PM
Subject: Re: Stus-List Near-shore tide what to expect. "Need some guideance"
- now: emergency steering
you know what? I have not tried it to make sure it works. the wheel does have
to come off according to the directions. thanks for the incite. I will try it
when it warms up some.
Cheers Curtss
On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 11:33 AM, Marek Dziedzic <dziedzi...@hotmail.com>
wrote:
Curtis,
Something popped up in my head, when I read your post – about the emergency
tiller. It has nothing to do with your trip; rather, it is quite generic.
Just recently I read a thread about emergency steering on Sailboat Owners
forum (Maine Sail, I do follow his musings).
A big take out point was to try emergency steering when there is no
emergency. Locate your emergency tiller (and make sure that all people on board
who should know about its location, do); install it/attach it (this may lead to
removal of the steering wheel on some boats!); find out if you can steer the
boat with what you have (I have heard of boats, where the emergency tiller is
too short/too long or in such an awkward place that you have to bend completely
out of shape in order to operate it (question yourself if you can do it for an
hour? longer?). All of the above can be done when in port. The next step is to
try some manoeuvring with that tiller.
just an idea.
Marek (in Ottawa)
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Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 20:16:06 -0500
From: Curtis <cpt.b...@gmail.com>
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Re: Stus-List Near-shore tide what to expect. "Need some
Guidance"
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What would anybody do? I would first cry out "OH GOD OH GOD" Then I would
calm my self. I have a cable driven edson Wheel. I also have an emergency
fitting in the cockpit floor were a tiller can be attached. I have the
emergency tiller in the forward birth. If I lost the rudder I would "heave
too" and call sea-tow with my GPS location.
If I lost an exhaxh hose I would Shut down the engine turn off the seacock,
Heave too and call sea-tow.
If I Lost power I have a hand held VHF and a cell phone. I would follow a
magnetic course west until I had sight of land then Heave too and fire a
flair or two.
Lets face it 14 miles out or 3 1/2 hours out 3 1/2 hours back and 14 miles
up the river. Almost 48 miles of the trip will be in sight of land.7
hours off shore.
I have not taken a safety at sea course? But that I would love to find
local if you know of a place in the Savannah -HHI- Beaufort or Charleston
area I would like to take one. For sure.
Thanks Curtis
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