Years ago, the tiller connector on my previous boat broke while returning to the slip. I locked a big pair of Vise Grip pliers on the rudder post and managed to get the boat in the slip.
Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Fri, Jan 25, 2019 at 8:27 AM David via CnC-List <[email protected]> wrote: > I have actually used mine. Wheel had to come off. Dead ahead was 45° > angle. Was fun backing into a slip. Had to use hip to make it move at > times. That was was one of those times when you appreciate your autopilot > is directly related connected to quadrant. > > From my Android.... > > ------------------------------ > *From:* CnC-List <[email protected]> on behalf of Rick Brass > via CnC-List <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Thursday, January 24, 2019 10:49:46 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Cc:* Rick Brass > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Emergency Tiller > > 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:[email protected] > <[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Gary > Nylander via CnC-List > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2019 11:22 AM > To: [email protected] > Cc: Gary Nylander <[email protected]> > 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 <[email protected]> On Behalf Of T Smyth via > CnC-List > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2019 10:58 AM > To: [email protected] > Cc: T Smyth <[email protected]> > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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