CD 25 Tiller control

[Ron Brassord]

During the renovation of old 607, I came across a tiller control device that I installed and think it's winner. I'd not seen it in 50 years of boating, and spotted it on an old Bristol recently. I single hand a lot in open ocean and need the extra hand and this works great.
The device is a 1X2x24 inch piece of teak that sits in U shaped teak brackets[like a closet pole bracket] between the cockpit seats just under the tiller, It is mounted to agree with the angle of the tiller, and the tiller just barely sits on it at rest. In this piece of teak a series of holes are drilled in a curve, about 1/4 inch apart, that a pin on the underside of the tiller fits into. I used a # 14 bronze screw and cut the head off. The arc to drill the holes is found by scribing the pin over the teak board. Dropping the tiller at any position engages the pin in the nearest hole and it stays until lifted. It's easy to remove the teak piece and keep it handy on the floor. I find I like it so much I leave it in place most of the time. I forget it's there until I need it which is often.It is never in the way. I used to to hove-to yesterday and it was perfect. Tacking, you can set the tiller over and tend to sheets and then take back the tiller.
I wish could take credit for this little gadget, but someone a long time ago did it. I thought it was worth passing on.
Good sailing Ron Brassord Lighthouse Pt. Fl.



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[Sy Sperling]

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[Neil Gordon]

I like solutions that don't require batteries. <s>


Regards, Neil
s/v LIQUIDITY
Cape Dory 28 #167



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[Jim on Second Wind]

During the renovation of old 607, I came across a tiller control device that I installed and think it's winner. I'd not seen it in 50 years of boating, and spotted it on an old Bristol recently. I single hand a lot in open ocean and need the extra hand and this works great.
The device is a 1X2x24 inch piece of teak that sits in U shaped teak brackets[like a closet pole bracket] between the cockpit seats just under the tiller, It is mounted to agree with the angle of the tiller, and the tiller just barely sits on it at rest. In this piece of teak a series of holes are drilled in a curve, about 1/4 inch apart, that a pin on the underside of the tiller fits into. I used a # 14 bronze screw and cut the head off. The arc to drill the holes is found by scribing the pin over the teak board. Dropping the tiller at any position engages the pin in the nearest hole and it stays until lifted. It's easy to remove the teak piece and keep it handy on the floor. I find I like it so much I leave it in place most of the time. I forget it's there until I need it which is often.It is never in the way. I used to to hove-to yesterday and it was perfect. Tacking, you can set the tiller over and tend to sheets and then take back the tiller.
I wish could take credit for this little gadget, but someone a long time ago did it. I thought it was worth passing on.
Good sailing Ron Brassord Lighthouse Pt. Fl.

This TILLER COMB is reviewed and diagrammed on a web site titled "Messing About in Boats" Go to the archives and pull up the August 1, 1999 issue. This is an interesting site.



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