[Rhodes22-list] Fw: [rhodes-list] Look, Ma, No Hands!

[Mary Lou Troy]

Slim,
We had to replace our clips on the stern rail after one broke. The ones we 
bought didn't fit as well so we wrapped the end of the tiller extension 
with a couple of wraps of rigging tape. Works well. With a nice steady wind 
we can lock the tiller in place and sail for an hour or more with no 
adjustments.

Mary Lou

At 03:12 PM 9/14/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>Bill,
>
>What do you use to lock your tiller?  I've used the Davis Tiller Tamers but
>they keep breaking.  I also have the tiller extension clips on the sides of
>the stern rail but they slip.
>
>Slim
>
>On 9/13/04 6:50 PM, "Bill Effros" <bill at effros.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: BILL EFFROS
> > To: "R-22"
> > Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2001 11:20 AM
> > Subject: [rhodes-list] Look, Ma, No Hands!
> >
> >
> > Try this when you have nothing better to do:
> >
> > 1.  Balance the sails.
> >
> > 2.  Lock the tiller so the boat moves straight forward.
> >
> > 3.  Steer the boat by moving from side to side.
> >
> > (The boat will turn away from the side where you place your weight.)
> >
> > On Long Island Sound I've found I can sail this way for hours without ever
> > touching any boat controls.
> >
> > To come about using the "No Hands" method, you must jibe.  Reset the jib.
> > Sail back home.
> >
> > You can control the boat from anywhere in a Rhodes 22, including inside the
> > cabin.  I put waypoints in my GPS and simply sail to them.  By keeping 
> one eye
> > on my GPS I can easily stay on course while I eat, chart, or do 
> whatever else
> > I must do.
> >
> > Apart from being a nifty "parlor trick" the method also helps you learn to
> > balance your sails, balance weight, and demonstrates clearly that some 
> "wind
> > shifts" are really people moving about on board.
> >
> > With just a little bit of practice you can become your own "auto-polite".
> >
> > Bill Effros
> >
> > PS -- Michael, all the Luddites are not dead.
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