[Rhodes22-list] Tiller clutch

[Cary Tolbert]

Gee guys, that's why they make more than one brand of cars, stoves,
microwaves, etc.
Cary
S/V Whisper '86


On Thu, Aug 5, 2021, 5:13 PM Michael McKay <mm.bizlist1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> All I can say is that several members of my sailing club switched from the
> tiller tamer to the tiller clutch after observing mine.
>
> Michael McKay
> (630) 209-2054 (m)
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Aug 5, 2021, at 5:00 PM, Jay Friedland <jayf401 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I’m with Rick on the Tiller-Tamer as the friction is adjustable so you
> can move it, then take care of anything quickly hands-free. Or you can set
> it for locked-in control. I looked at Wavefront’s comparison sheet, but
> don’t see anything I’d be giving up. The go/no-go is a disadvantage for my
> sailing, especially coming out of a marina, or any 3rd hand needs in
> traffic. Even as a plastic construction, I’ve used it for 20 plus years,
> and only needed to replace the 1/4” every few years.
> >
> > Jay Friedland
> >
> >> On Aug 5, 2021, at 4:47 PM, Graham Parker <gramille at tds.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> Mike , can it be turned off?
> >> Graham
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >>
> >>>> On Aug 5, 2021, at 4:36 PM, Rick Lange <sloopblueheron at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi Mike,
> >>>
> >>> Yes, this is the one I don't like.  You have to always grab the release
> >>> handle to move the tiller.
> >>>
> >>> Regards,
> >>>
> >>> Rick Lange
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> On Thu, Aug 5, 2021 at 4:27 PM Michael McKay <mm.bizlist1 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Having used both, I find the “Tiller Clutch” from Wavefront Marine
> >>>> https://www.wavefrontmarine.com/ is vastly superior to the “Tiller
> >>>> Tamer”.
> >>>>
> >>>> Michael McKay
> >>>> (630) 209-2054 (m)
> >>>>
> >>>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>>
> >>>>>> On Aug 5, 2021, at 1:26 PM, Rick Lange <sloopblueheron at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I've been on a boat with what seems to be the same item portrayed
> >>>> earlier
> >>>>> on this thread.  It is not actually a clutch but a brake released by
> >>>>> squeezing the handle.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> A real clutch is called a Tiller Tamer.  A knob on the bottom is
> used to
> >>>>> adjust tension on the holding line making it much more useful.
> That's
> >>>> what
> >>>>> I have.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Regards,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Rick Lange
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> On Thu, Aug 5, 2021 at 9:48 AM Graham Parker <gramille at tds.net>
> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I am tempted to put the tiller clutch on my boat but I am not sure
> about
> >>>>>> the wisdom of screwing into my fiberglass tiller. Has anyone else
> done
> >>>> this?
> >>>>>> Graham
> >>>>>> sv 00Sailin
> >>>>
> >>
> >
>