[Rhodes22-list] Wheels vs. Tillers

[Arthur H. Czerwonky]

Elle,
Rummy said he was going to sail with you - I becha he'll change his tune.
Art

-----Original Message-----
>From: elle <watermusic38 at yahoo.com>
>Sent: Feb 18, 2007 12:20 PM
>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Wheels vs. Tillers
>
>Rummy,
>
>Same question: How many times have you sailed an R-22
>with a wheel?? Come on up when it gets here & try it.
>It won't change your mind, but may make you a bit less
>against it. (maybe not...you may not fit between the
>wheel & lazarette..;^))
>
>Reread my response: I prefer tiller, but i don't sail
>the way you do (no criticism). I want to get back on
>the water. Period. The wheel will help me do that. I
>have  no one to sail with. Gotta be able to deal with
>whatever comes up. Alone. 
>
>My choice was no boat (sailed an R-22 w/ a tiller & it
>didn't work...tiller was in my way), or a boat w/a few
>tradeoffs to get out on the water.
>
>If you were faced with this seeming Hobson's choice,
>would you sit on the dock & watch everyone sail away??
>
>No contest. We deal the hand we've been dealt. 
>
>If I still had my guy to sail with, this discussion
>would not even be happening: I'd still have the 34,
>and my guy, and we'd be in the Abacos right now.
>
>I don't need to defend my decision, and I'm sure this
>will change no one's mind. It's a great boat w/ a
>modification...And it's terrific that the boat sails
>so great even though it was not designed for a wheel..
>
>BTW.....I've sailed it for quite a long time on a
>brisk day on Albemarle Sound...as I wasn't convinced
>that it would work for me.
>
>and BTW..I didn't put it on...it was already there.
>Talk to the guy who did the original mod...
>
>So live & let live & be happy that this boat can be
>adapted to fiit the individual ways we we sail, rather
>than vice-versa.
>
>THAT's a great boat.
>
>elle
>
>
>--- R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
>
>> Elle,
>> I'm sorry, but I'm with Bill on this one. I don't
>> think a wheel on a R22 is  
>> very practical. I could be wrong, but I don't think
>> so.
>>  
>> Rummy
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>
>We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.
>
>
> 
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