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Did you need to remove the steering wheel to make room for the
emergency tiller ?  That seems to be a "feature" on many boats with
that arrangement.

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On Fri, 13 Sep 2002 17:22:15 GMT, Lloyd Sumpter <lsumpter@shaw.ca>
wrote:

>Hi folks,
>
>   Well, the cable steering finally failed altogether on Far Cove, and I
>had to steer with the "emergency tiller" for 60 miles (2 days, 30 miles
>each). Here's some thoughts for those who wonder if it can be done. Far
>Cove is a Catalina 36 sailboat. The emergency tiller is a pipe about 18"
>ling that fits into the rudder post.
>
>- It's not hard to do at all! A bit strange, feeling like a 36-ft dinghy.
>
>- The main problem is that when you're leaning down to handle the tiller,
>you can't see where you're going.
>
>- I solved this because of an interesting characteristic: on a tiller and
>under power, Far Cove always wanders to port. So I rigged a rope so I
>could pull the tiller to port (turning the boat to stbd), and let it
>wander the other way. If I had to turn more quickly to port, I used my
>foot to push the tiller. Worked great!
>
>- Under sail is MUCH easier than under power, due to the propwash on the
>rudder under power.
>
>- Of course, you must disconnect any semblance of wheel steering before
>this is practical (this sounds trivial, since you'd only use it if the
>primary steering failed, but in Far Cove, although the steering failed,
>the cables were still intact)
>
>- It would be handy to have a locking pin to keep the emergency tiller in
>the hole in the rudder post.
>
>   So don't worry, the emergency tiller is definitely an option if your
>primary steering fails.
>
>Lloyd
>"Far Cove" Catalina 36

Yes (takes 10 seconds on Far Cove). I think it's safe to assume that if
you're using the emergency tiller, you don't need the wheel.

Lloyd

On Fri, 13 Sep 2002 17:29:35 -0700, Wayne B wrote:

> Did you need to remove the steering wheel to make room for the emergency
> tiller ?  That seems to be a "feature" on many boats with that
> arrangement.
> 
> ===================================
> On Fri, 13 Sep 2002 17:22:15 GMT, Lloyd Sumpter <lsumpter@shaw.ca>
> wrote:
> 
>>Hi folks,
>>
>>   Well, the cable steering finally failed altogether on Far Cove, and I
>>had to steer with the "emergency tiller" for 60 miles (2 days, 30 miles
>>each). Here's some thoughts for those who wonder if it can be done. Far
>>Cove is a Catalina 36 sailboat. The emergency tiller is a pipe about 18"
>>ling that fits into the rudder post.
>>
   <SNIP>

Lloyd Sumpter wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
>    Well, the cable steering finally failed altogether on Far Cove, and I
> had to steer with the "emergency tiller" for 60 miles (2 days, 30 miles
> each). Here's some thoughts for those who wonder if it can be done. Far
> Cove is a Catalina 36 sailboat. The emergency tiller is a pipe about 18"
> ling that fits into the rudder post.
>

<SNIP>
On an outboard powerboat, you can use the trim tabs to steer if you can keep
the engine(s) centered.,  I played around some doing this this past weekend
and it worked pretty well as long as you keep your turns broad.
BillS