Re: singlehanding & tiller lock of some kind.

I’ve used the same system for all my small boats. I figure if if was good enough for Capt. Slocum and Spray it would work for me. But I did find that moving about the boat does change the hull shape underwater and that can steer the boat a little also. You should try that sometime. Just wrap off the tiller for steady as she goes and do a walkabout. George Barlow

That hadn't occurred to me, that I was steering when out walking around. I will give that a check. Thanks! Joe Don't Panic Hull #206

I think if you go to lee side, the extra heel will cause the boat to round up some. Opposite effect on the other side. Not sure what going to the bow pulpit and burying the nose would do. Cheers Charlie Annapolis From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2015 5:58 PM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: [Cal_Boats] Re: singlehanding & tiller lock of some kind. That hadn't occurred to me, that I was steering when out walking around. I will give that a check. Thanks! Joe Don't Panic Hull #206

I've owned both a Cal 25 and a 227 the 25 almost steered itself and was so well balanced that I could leave the helm and go below for short periods of time. The 227 would round up before I reached the companion way. I installed a tiller pilot and it helped a great deal while under power but if I tried to go at full throttle the autohelm would be working constantly and I would be on an s track to my destination. On Jul 23, 2015 9:28 PM, "'Charlie Husar' hu… [at] gmail.com [Cal_Boats]" < Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> wrote: > > > I think if you go to lee side, the extra heel will cause the boat to round > up some. Opposite effect on the other side. Not sure what going to the > bow pulpit and burying the nose would do. > > > > Cheers > > Charlie > > Annapolis > > > > *From:* Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] > *Sent:* Thursday, July 23, 2015 5:58 PM > *To:* Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > *Subject:* [Cal_Boats] Re: singlehanding & tiller lock of some kind. > > > > > > > That hadn't occurred to me, that I was steering when out walking around. I > will give that a check. Thanks! > > Joe > > Don't Panic > > Hull #206 > > > > > >

We had a tiller lock on our Cal 29 and it worked well, but for less than$30 you can get one of these on eBay that makes lashing down your tiller while you go forward: http://www.ebay.com/itm/DAVIS-INSTRUMENT-2205-DAVIS-TILLER-TAMER-/2520349737 90?hash=item3aae74805e <http://www.ebay.com/itm/DAVIS-INSTRUMENT-2205-DAVIS-TILLER-TAMER-/252034973 790?hash=item3aae74805e&vxp=mtr> &vxp=mtr As others have pointed out, shifting your weight on the boat will cause it to change heading. Also, if the wind is not coming straight over the bow, or if there is boat wake from one side, or any of a number of other factors, the boat will turn. It happens. The only solution is an autopilot, and at slow speeds such as you'd use when hoisting a sail, even that may have a difficult time holding a steady course. It's part of the challenge of single handing. All the best, Alfred Poor 1973 Tartan 34C #288 "Jambalaya"

I've used a Davis "Tiller Tamer" that I installed six months after I bought my boat-that's 18 years now. It has a dial clutch which allows you to trim the tiller in any position, and you can dial in as much friction as you want. I mounted the dial under my tiller, out of the way. I works for me, but the idea of a line around the boat which you can use to readjust the tiller while you're on the foredeck, say, setting up a whisker pole, sounds nice, but I haven't tried one yet. I bought mine from West Marine, but I bet most catalogs have them. On Thursday, July 23, 2015 7:04 PM, "'Alfred Poor' ap… [at] verizon.net [Cal_Boats]" <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> wrote: We had a tiller lock on our Cal 29 and it worked well, but for less than$30 you can get one of these on eBay that makes lashing down your tiller while you go forward: http://www.ebay.com/itm/DAVIS-INSTRUMENT-2205-DAVIS-TILLER-TAMER-/252034973790?hash=item3aae74805e&vxp=mtr As others have pointed out, shifting your weight on the boat will cause it to change heading. Also, if the wind is not coming straight over the bow, or if there is boat wake from one side, or any of a number of other factors, the boat will turn. It happens. The only solution is an autopilot, and at slow speeds such as you’d use when hoisting a sail, even that may have a difficult time holding a steady course. It’s part of the challenge of single handing. All the best, Alfred Poor1973 Tartan 34C #288 “Jambalaya” -- {border:1px solid #d8d8d8;font-family:Arial;margin:10px 0;padding:0 10px;} hr {border:1px solid #d8d8d8;} {color:#628c2a;font-size:85%;font-weight:700;line-height:122%;margin:10px 0;} {margin-bottom:10px;} .yiv4108698446ad {padding:0 0;} .yiv4108698446ad p {margin:0;} .yiv4108698446ad a {color:#0000ff;text-decoration:none;} {font-family:Arial;} {margin:10px 0px;font-weight:700;font-size:78%;line-height:122%;} .yiv4108698446ad {margin-bottom:10px;padding:0 0;} {font-family:Verdana;font-size:11px;padding:10px 0;} {background-color:#e0ecee;float:left;font-family:Verdana;font-size:10px;padding:10px;} span {font-weight:700;} span:first-child {text-transform:uppercase;} span a {color:#5085b6;text-decoration:none;} span span {color:#ff7900;} span .yiv4108698446underline {text-decoration:underline;} .yiv4108698446attach {clear:both;display:table;font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;padding:10px 0;width:400px;} .yiv4108698446attach div a {text-decoration:none;} .yiv4108698446attach img {border:none;padding-right:5px;} .yiv4108698446attach label {display:block;margin-bottom:5px;} .yiv4108698446attach label a {text-decoration:none;} blockquote {margin:0 0 0 4px;} .yiv4108698446bold {font-family:Arial;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;} .yiv4108698446bold a {text-decoration:none;} dd.yiv4108698446last p a {font-family:Verdana;font-weight:700;} dd.yiv4108698446last p span {margin-right:10px;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:700;} dd.yiv4108698446last p span.yiv4108698446yshortcuts {margin-right:0;} div.yiv4108698446attach-table div div a {text-decoration:none;} div.yiv4108698446attach-table {width:400px;} div.yiv4108698446file-title a, div.yiv4108698446file-title a:active, div.yiv4108698446file-title a:hover, div.yiv4108698446file-title a:visited {text-decoration:none;} div.yiv4108698446photo-title a, div.yiv4108698446photo-title a:active, div.yiv4108698446photo-title a:hover, div.yiv4108698446photo-title a:visited {text-decoration:none;} div p a span.yiv4108698446yshortcuts {font-family:Verdana;font-size:10px;font-weight:normal;} .yiv4108698446green {color:#628c2a;} .yiv4108698446MsoNormal {margin:0 0 0 0;} o {font-size:0;} div {float:left;width:72px;} div div {border:1px solid #666666;height:62px;overflow:hidden;width:62px;} div label {color:#666666;font-size:10px;overflow:hidden;text-align:center;white-space:nowrap;width:64px;} {font-size:77%;} {font-size:77%;} .yiv4108698446replbq {margin:4px;} div a:first-child {margin-right:2px;padding-right:5px;} {font-size:13px;font-family:Arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;} table {font-size:inherit;font:100%;} select, input, textarea {font:99% Arial, Helvetica, clean, sans-serif;} pre, code {font:115% monospace;} * {line-height:1.22em;} {padding-bottom:10px;} p a {font-family:Verdana;} p span {color:#1E66AE;font-weight:700;} {color:#ff7900;font-weight:700;} {margin-bottom:20px;padding:0px;} li a {font-size:130%;text-decoration:none;} li {font-size:77%;list-style-type:square;padding:6px 0;} ul {margin:0;padding:0 0 0 8px;} {font-family:Georgia;} p {margin:0 0 1em 0;} tt {font-size:120%;} ul li:last-child {border-right:none !important;}

That is something I don't know I would have thought of but makes sense. Thank you.

Another item that I didn't even know existed. Thanks!

Thanks for the idea and the link.

On 7/23/2015 10:04 PM, 'Alfred Poor' ap… [at] verizon.net [Cal_Boats] wrote: > > > We had a tiller lock on our Cal 29 and it worked well, but for less > than$30 you can get one of these on eBay that makes lashing down your > tiller while you go forward: > http://www.ebay.com/itm/DAVIS-INSTRUMENT-2205-DAVIS-TILLER-TAMER-/252034973790?hash=item3aae74805e&vxp=mtr > I'm going to endorse the Davis Tiller Tamer too. My Cal 20 came with one and I love it. I use it all the time, and it holds the tiller in a fixed position when the boat is moored. It introduces just the right amount of friction to improve handling of the Cal 20's transom-hung outboard rudder. When I am hoisting the mainsail on my mooring, I use it to set the tiller off to the side so when I get the sail up and then pull forward on the mooring line, the boat will turn in the opposite direction and begin sailing. Once under sail and out of the mooring field, I'll use it to hold the boat on course while I hoist the jib. I generally favor a course hold that will make the boat round up very slightly, as opposed to falling off, just because if the boat heads up a bit it will eventually fall off a bit, then round up, then fall off (if my foredeck task takes longer than expected). LOVE the Tiller Tamer. My other boat does not have one (bad tiller setup for one on that boat). I do a lot of hopping around to get sails up and down single-handed on that boat. Bear in mind that one negative aspect of any tiller control device is that if you fall overboard while sailing alone, the boat sails off happily without you instead of heading up and waiting. Also, the Tiller Tamer is plastic, and if you step on or otherwise abuse one of the control lines, it can break the plastic side guides. Chris Campbell > > As others have pointed out, shifting your weight on the boat will > cause it to change heading. Also, if the wind is not coming straight > over the bow, or if there is boat wake from one side, or any of a > number of other factors, the boat will turn. It happens. The only > solution is an autopilot, and at slow speeds such as you’d use when > hoisting a sail, even that may have a difficult time holding a steady > course. It’s part of the challenge of single handing. > > All the best, > > Alfred Poor > > 1973 Tartan 34C #288 “Jambalaya” > > > >