[Rhodes22-list] outboard engine Tiller arm position

[Peter Nyberg]

I steer the boat with the rudder.

Peter Nyberg
Coventry, CT
s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)

> On Mar 30, 2024, at 1:37 PM, Reuben Mezrich <reuben.mezrich at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I installed a new Tohatsu 8hp long shaft electric start outboard on my
> Rhodes 22 and it works great, pushing the boat at over 6 knots which is
> around hull speed. Its mounted with the electric winch which runs it up and
> down nicely, but the problem is that with the motor down so the propeller
> is under water, the tiller arm points straight up..the engine is too close
> to the transom and the engine head too low to have the tiller arm in a more
> horizontal position. There is no problem adjusting the throttle, but it is
> difficult to use the tiller arm to steer the boat
> What do you guys do?
> --Reuben
> Reuben Mezrich
> cell: 410-499-8922
> Pelican Cove in Sarasota and Back Bay, Boston