> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I've been lurking here for a while and I noticed that you people are a pretty > knowledgeabale bunch of sailors. My question is: How hard is it to install > hydraulic steering? I've got a Cascade 36 with a tiller and I'm getting > tired of hand steering all the time. Both of our tiller autopilots have > given up the ghost and I'm ready to have more room in the cockpit. So, > what's involved? How much can I expect to pay? At this point, I'm just > wondering.
Doc, May I suggest a different approach? First, get a below-deck autopilot. They are much more robust than tiller pilots, and with the below-deck a/p engaged you can tilt the tiller up and have much more cockpit room than with a wheel. Hand steering is hand steering, whether with tiller or wheel. If you find it unusually wearisome, perhaps some attention to balancing the boat would be of value. Sail trim can make all the difference in the world in helm loads. Finally, if you start with the below-deck a/p and decide I'm wrong you can always convert to wheel steering later. sail fast, dave _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
