Take heart, there are many Catalina 30's with tillers, and they're pretty decent boats too! Dave Robinson Peregrine 1978 Catalina 27 #3695 QCYC, Toronto
Sailing "The fine art of getting wet and being sick while slowly going nowhere" Albert Eistein On 29-Nov-09, at 2:40 AM, [email protected] wrote: > I know you will all think I'm nuts. But I've been sailing for 25 > years, boats from 8 feet to 45 feet. I have an inboard 27 with > tiller steering. I love tiller steering. I've sailed many boats with > wheel steering and I prefer the tiller hands-down. You can feel the > water; the feedback about what is happening under the boat is right > in your hand. You get none of that feeling from a wheel. A wheel is > in the way in a small cockpit and takes up too much room, it's hard > to move around it. In the rainy northwest, I can hold the tiller and > be sitting in the front of the cockpit, under the dodger. I stay dry > in the rain and I'm sheltered from the wind and the spray. You can't > do that with a wheel, you sit in the rain and the spray and wind are > constantly in your face. I have an autopilot for the tiller when I > want to use it. I can't think of a single reason to prefer a wheel > over a tiller. I'm thinking of moving up to a 30 in the next year > and about the only thing that makes me reluctant to do so is the > fact that I will probably not find a 30 with a tiller. > > Gentle winds and calm seas to you all! > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
