[Rhodes22-list] Wheel steering

[Alex Bell]

Todd,

I just had to respond to this. 

Swaging machine  $38K???   West Marine pg 969 Loos professional Swagin
tool $194.00

Emergency Tiller??   Try drilling a hole in rear of rudder (in advance
of need) that would allow a 3/8" line to be knotted to; pass a line from
both sides to existing winches and steer with lines. Or set up blocks
off backstays and pass lines around those to cleats in cockpit, once
again in advance of need. 

Little powre boat wheel??  Gee!! We have a Rhodes 22. We also have an
Island Packet 35 which is 38' long. It has a 30" wheel. It is fully
capable of circumnavigation and much more intense sailing than I am
capable of. WITH A 30 INC WHEEL.   Don't confuse wheel size with sea
keeping ability. It sounds like penis envy to me. WE manage well with
our LITTLE wheel. 

Alex Bell, owner of a small wheel and proud of it. It keeps Pamela
happy; the wheel that is. 








[Rhodes22-list] Picture of 

Richard F Sheehan dickshee@juno.com 
Mon, 21 Oct 2002 09:58:22 -0400 

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Todd;

Of course you can do it, but why would you want to?
You lose the use of the picnic table in the cockpit.
You have a new set of complications with non standard cables.  Remember
a
swaging machine goes for about $38K.
You must still carry a tiller and the attachment hardware.  Remember
every time a tiller breaks or a steering cable snaps, the sea is really
rocking & rolling!  It NEVER happens at your dock or in relatively calm
weather.
Your present tiller must be radically shortened to accommodate the
wheel.

If you go ahead with project, don't use a little power boat wheel like
the one in Edenton, use a healthy sized  4 foot diameter wheel.  Also
install a binnacle compass at the same time.

Good luck,  and feel free to back channel me for further discussion.

Dick
On Sat, 19 Oct 2002 21:55:24 -0500 "Todd Tavares" <sprocket80@mail.com>
writes:
> Not a problem.  If I can assemble an escalator...I could handle that 
> too    no problemo lol
> 
> Todd
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kroposki" <kroposki@innova.net>
> Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2002 21:17:19 -0400
> To: "'The Rhodes 22 mail list'" <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Picture of
> 
> 
> > Todd:
> > 
> >       We nominate you to go to Edenton with a tape measure and a 
> digital
> > camera to record the particulars.
> > 
> >                                   Ed K
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: rhodes22-list-bounces@rhodes22.org
> > [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces@rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Todd 
> Tavares
> > Sent: Saturday, October 19, 2002 12:21 PM
> > To: rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Picture of
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Does the steering linkage run through the laz?  If so how much 
> room does
> > it take up?
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Todd
> > 
> >  
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > 
> > From: "Michael Meltzer" <mjm@michaelmeltzer.com>
> > 
> > Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2002 11:20:02 -0400
> > 
> > To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> > 
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Picture of "Wheel Boat"
> > 
> >  
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > > it a +1000$ parts alone edsion full setup, very nicly done and 
> very
> > well installed.
> > 
> > > 
> > 
> > > MJM
> > 
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > 
> > > From: <R22RumRunner@aol.com>
> > 
> > > To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> > 
> > > Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 2:01 PM
> > 
> > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Picture of "Wheel Boat"
> > 
> > > 
> > 
> > > 
> > 
> > > > Gil,
> > 
> > > > My understanding is that a retired engineer installed the 
> wheel on
> > the R22. I 
> > 
> > > > don't remember how GB ended up with it, but it was sold once 
> before,
> > but the 
> > 
> > > > prospective owner died before he could take delivery. It really 
> is a
> > sharp 
> > 
> > > > looking boat and the wheel mechanicals are flawless.
> > 
> > > > 
> > 
> > > > Rummy
> > 
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