[Rhodes22-list] Tiller/motor connection pics?

[Olivier Hecht]

Thanks Mary Lou, and I'm glad you and Fred are back home with Tara after what sounds like an epic trip!

> On Jul 18, 2016, at 9:23 AM, Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi Olivier,
> 
> Just back from NC with Tara (12 days from Oriental to RH, 341 nm, marina-hopping all the way because of the heat) and saw your question. Can't help with the rudder-tiller connection as we never did it but can talk about operating in a marina.
> 
> Here is what we discovered about maneuvering in tight spaces. Note that there were always two of us, often including me on the bow with the boathook. Part of the issue is the high-thrust Yamaha engine. That big prop is great for moving through choppy water but not as good as our old Honda for maneuvering in tight spaces or in reverse. Fred found that short bursts of power were more effective than slow and steady - in other words, a burst of power to get the boat moving and then back to neutral while you steer with the rudder. Easy to do with the cockpit controls but it took a lot of practice and finesse to get the proper amounts of throttle and neutral and to make the turns with the tiller at the right moment or the right amount. The motor is off the center line so backing in one direction is different than backing in the other with the prop turning. The short bursts of power get the boat moving but allow the rudder to do the steering.
> 
> Hope this is helpful.
> 
> Mary Lou
> 
> 
> At 05:45 AM 7/18/2016, you wrote:
>> Hello. Sailing Fretless is great but any docking or other slow speed maneuvers under power, especially in reverse, is proving terribly ineffective.
>> 
>> I reached out to Stan but I guess the installation involves some custom work and I'd like to get a solution before I have a chance to let him have the boat for a while.
>> 
>> Does anyone have some good close up pictures of the mechanism and/or part numbers?  Or other solutions that have worked?  The motor is a Yamaha 8hp 4-stoke in case that matters.
>> 
>> Thanks in advance,
>> 
>> Olivier
>> s/v Fretless
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