Cape Dory 28 Wheel-to-tiller

cdfever22 · Post by **cdfever22** » May 1st, '11, 21:38

I was looking into a 28 with a edson wheel and was wondering if it was at all possible to convert it to a tiller steering? Is that more work that it is worth?

Maine_Buzzard · Post by **Maine_Buzzard** » May 2nd, '11, 06:17

Was it converted to a wheel before? If the rudderpost is sticking through the deck, yank and fill the holes, and put a tiller back on.

Otherwise it's a new rudderpost and much work.

If the sterntube was cut, you may have expenses reversing that too.

I no longer regret buying one of the few CD 30s with a tiller.

tartansailor · Post by **tartansailor** » May 2nd, '11, 11:53

Tillers are far superior to wheels, any day

And I'm getting out of town

Dick

Neil Gordon · Post by **Neil Gordon** » May 2nd, '11, 18:37

Keep the wheel and all the related hardware in a cockpit locker, so that your emergency wheel can be nearly instantly installed in the case of all-too-common tiller failure.

bottomscraper · Post by **bottomscraper** » May 2nd, '11, 19:15

Tiller steering!

John Stone · Post by **John Stone** » May 5th, '11, 21:00

I converted my CD 36 from wheel to tiller. Here is the link:

http://www.farreachvoyages.com/projects ... oject.html

SPIBob · Post by **SPIBob** » May 5th, '11, 22:56

The issue of going form wheel to tiller has come up before. Do a search for a more detailed discussion of converting. My 28 had wheel steering when I bought her in '99. After about five years I converted to tiller. Long story short, I prefer the tiller. Overall, I think it sails better with the tiller. The wheel does have some advantages.

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