FWIW, just watched a video of old tiller steered gaff pilot cutters. The boats are around 50ft and were steered by placing a line around the end of the tiller and holding the line like a purchase instead of the tiller itself. This allows the helmsman to sit or stand nearer the rail, where he has a better view. If I needed to use my emergency tiller for any length of time, I'd rig a handy billy.
> On January 24, 2019 at 10:49 PM Rick Brass via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com > wrote: > > > I have essentially the same emergency tiller and arrangement on my 1976 > 38mk2. The emergency tiller does actually work (I've fitted and tried it > on > GPs and in case I need to actually use it someday). But to use it, you > need > to remove the steering wheel and get it out of the way, and the effort > needed to use the tiller (which ends up being vertical and pretty close to > the axis of the rudder post) is quite high. I would certainly not want to > be > using this setup for any appreciable time offshore. > > Rick Brass > Washington, NC > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com > mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com ] On Behalf Of Gary > Nylander via CnC-List > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2019 11:22 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: Gary Nylander <gnylan...@atlanticbb.net > mailto:gnylan...@atlanticbb.net > > Subject: Re: Stus-List Emergency Tiller > > My emergency tiller is a silver colored metal tube about 2 feet long - > about > 1 1/2 inch diameter and has an angled flat part on one end - about 45 > degrees off. The angled part is about 5/8 inch thick, has a square cut > into > it and a slot on one side where a bolt goes through which tightens that > part > around the square end of the rudder post which sticks out under your feet > while you are standing at the wheel. > > In my view it is of limited usefulness. First it is so short and at a > funny > angle. The only thing I could see it use for is to hold the rudder steady > in > one place, there is not enough swing room to do any worthwhile steering. > > It should be obvious when compared to all the other 'boat stuff' you have. > > Gary Nylander > #593 > > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com > mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com > On Behalf Of T Smyth via > CnC-List > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2019 10:58 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: T Smyth <tsmy...@comcast.net mailto:tsmy...@comcast.net > > Subject: Stus-List Emergency Tiller > > My new (to me) C&C 30 MK1 (1976) has a location under the wheel apparently > for an emergency tiller. > I am trying to identify the emergency tiller among the many items that > came > with the boat. > Could someone post a picture of the appropriate emergency tiller for a C&C > 30 of that vintage (1976)? > Instructions for use would be nice as well; I have not found discussion of > this topic on the archives or in manuals. > Just planning... > > Thanks! > > Tom > C&C 30 MK 1 (!976) > Shangri-La > Augusta (GA) Sailing Club > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >
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