[Rhodes22-list] ST 1000 tiller pilot mounting question

[Rick]

Brooks,

You need to measure exactly two dimensions before mounting.  The neutral
position with whatever arm extensions that put the mount on the gunwale
where you want it and the distance from the rudder pivot to the tiller
mount.

Rick

On Fri, Jun 16, 2017 at 11:21 AM, thebooker <bridges.brooks at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I've installed the tiller pilot in the same location as other installations
> I've seen on the list - a few inches inboard from the port stern cleat -
> about as far inboard as I could go.
>
> I've got the 6" extension which I thought was the max.
>
> Absolutely love it!  You can't imagine the freedom it gives a single
> hander.
> I'm calling mine "Sally" and she steers far more consistently than I do.
> And
> she doesn't complain about sitting out in the sun while I'm in shade under
> bimini.
>
> But, mounting really needs to be 3" or 4" more inboard to move tiller
> equally in both directions. Right now it occasionally runs out of travel
> attempting to turn boat to stbd.
>
> As at least two others seem to have mounted theirs as I have,  I'm puzzled
> as to why no one has said they had this problem.
>
> I have the adapter which will allow mounting  on a near vertical surface
> but
> before I do that, wanted to check in with other users.
>
> Brooks Bridges
> "Changes"
>
>
>
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