[Rhodes22-list] Tiller-Outboard Interconnect question

[Lee Kuhn]

1.  As usual, great advice from the list.
2.  Based on its size, weight, big rudder, and centerboard; our boats turn
on a dime with or without the tiller link.  However, I loved it on my old
boat.  It just makes it so much easier to steer the motor when it's
connected to the tiller.
3.  Second however, my old boat had the 9.9hp Mercury.  Stan and his crew
tried to connect the tiller link to my 6hp Tohatsu and just couldn't get it
to work.  No matter the adjustment the motor wouldn't align with the rudder
and would spin too much to the side.  Apparently they have had the same
problem with other small motors.

Lee
1999 Rhodes22  AT EASE
Claytor Lake, VA



On Fri, Jan 21, 2022 at 10:06 AM ROGER PIHLAJA <roger_pihlaja at msn.com>
wrote:

> Bob & Jeff,
>
> The fastest way to make your Rhodes 22 turn a corner under power does not
> involve the tiller-outboard connecting linkage.
>
> Assume you want to make a hard turn to port in the minimum possible area.
> You setup by motoring along  slowly, say 2-3 knots, just enough speed to
> maintain rudder steering control.  Put the desired slip about 1 boat length
> away to port.  Assume you are going for a port side docking against a
> finger pier.  Shift the motor into neutral and turn the motor’s tiller all
> the way the port.  When your bow is even with the end of the finger pier,
> do the following in quick succession.  Shift into reverse, apply full
> throttle, and put the boat tiller hard over.  Hang on to something!  The
> boat will yaw 90 deg to port in about 1 sec!  It will simultaneously slow
> down, side slip about 1/3 boat length to starboard, and drift forward about
> ¾ boat length.  At about 45 deg of yaw, throttle the motor back to idle and
> then shift into neutral.  Straighten out the outboard tiller and the boat
> tiller.  The boat’s rotational inertia will complete the 90 deg of yaw.
> Note, the hull and shoal draft keel produce a lot of drag vs. yawing.  The
> boat will use up it’s rotational inertia very quickly.  With a little bit
> of practice, you will end up virtually stopped at the entrance to the slip,
> with your bow pointed into the slip, and about 12 inches of clearance
> between your port side rub rail and the pier.  Now shift into forward and
> idle into your slip.   For a starboard quick turn, simply turn the motor
> tiller to starboard before shifting into reverse.
>
> This technique is also very useful to force the bow to yaw into strong
> cross wind &/or cross current.  It’s also very useful for a stern to
> docking.
>
> It’s best to practice this maneuver in open water a few time before
> attempting it in a crowded marina.  You will be impressed with how much
> faster the boat will yaw when the motor is simultaneously applying sideways
> and reverse thrust to the transom.  Obviously, the tiller-outboard
> connecting linkage cannot be connected to execute this maneuver.
>
> Try this technique, it will make you look like a docking genius!
>
> Roger Pihlaja
> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
>
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>
> From: Bob Garrant<mailto:bgarrant at gmail.com>
> Sent: Friday, January 21, 2022 5:43 AM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Tiller-Outboard Interconnect question
>
> That’s what I’m looking for. My slip is in a corner so i only have 90° To
> maneuver in rather than 180°. So every little bit helps.
> I appreciate all the guidance from those way more experienced than I am
> with this vessel.
> Bob
>
> On Fri, Jan 21, 2022 at 7:10 AM Jeff Smith Photo <jeffsmithphoto at gmail.com
> >
> wrote:
>
> > I use the connection to my Yamaha 8 only when approching the mooring or
> > dock.  It enables me to make a tighter more controlled turn.
> >
> > Best Regards
> > Jeff Smith
> >
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