[Rhodes22-list] Steering under power

[ellner]

My boat needed a lot of pressure on the tiller until Elton said to make 
sure the rudder was in the full down position and the difference was 
amazing. It was like it had power steering and could be turned with a touch 
of  the had.

Rod Ellner

At 02:02 PM 6/19/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>My R22 came with a wheel instead of a tiller. (One day, I will probably 
>retro fit it with a tiller - I should have much more control and be able 
>to use the Skipper's Swivel Seats more effectively.)
>
>I find that steering with the outboard motor is really stiff and very hard 
>to control. Anyone got any ideas? Is that because of my wheel or the 
>connection between the rudder and the outboard or just a reality of the 
>boat? At very very slow speeds it is fine, but anything over 2 knots and 
>it is really hard to turn - in fact, when I needed to turn hard to avoid a 
>silly windsurfer close to harbor my prop started hitting the rudder.
>
>Anyone got any ideas how to make this easier? Maybe I should be looking at 
>remote control levers for better motor control?
>
>Mark
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