[Rhodes22-list] Wheel steering
Todd Tavares
sprocket80@mail.com
Tue, 22 Oct 2002 21:55:38 -0500
Alex,
It sounded like the "it's not the size of the wheel...but how well it steers" speech. :^D I'll have to master the tiller long before I go to a wheel. BTW I don't even have a tiller yet. LOL I am still working on the stringers and cb trunk.
Todd
----- Original Message -----
From: Alex Bell <alexbell@coastalnet.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 22:28:01 -0400
To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Wheel steering
>
>
> 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.
>
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> [Rhodes22-list] Picture of
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> 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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