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Dustysailz
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Initially Posted - 10/08/2001 :  20:28:42  Show Profile  Visit Dustysailz's Homepage
Greetings, I own a C25 which uses a tiller. When having a few friends aboard, it always gets in the way. I'm thinking of replacing it with a wheel and pedestal. Has anyone done this successfully and are there any problems with doing so that I should be
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Steve
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Response Posted - 10/09/2001 :  17:41:23  Show Profile
Hello,

Check on page 2 of this forum - there is a topic on this subject with some good info. I've wanted to do this myself, but it's very costly. Plus, I've already invested in a tiller autopilot.

Steve
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eric.werkowitz
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Response Posted - 10/09/2001 :  22:07:12  Show Profile
Dusty,

Steve has some good advice. The wheel solution isn't cheap. But, like him, you might think about investing in an autopilot. Someone on the forum has hinged his tiller to reduce the impact on people in the cockpit. Since the autopilot connect
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Ed Monague
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Response Posted - 10/10/2001 :  14:33:35  Show Profile
Dusty, I posted a hinged tiller setup that I found in Cruising World magazine. I have been very pleased with it. If I can figure out how to post an image on this new forum I will do so. I was just getting the hang for posting images on the old forum, D
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RichardG
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Response Posted - 10/10/2001 :  19:44:16  Show Profile
Ed:

Here it goes...instructions for the tech-challenged (you may want to print this before trying):

Step 1: You need to store your photos somewhere on the web -- Go to http://www.shutterfly.com and click on "Sign Up". Enter your personal information
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Ed Monague
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Response Posted - 10/11/2001 :  13:49:23  Show Profile
Thank you Richard. Your explaination looks like something even I can follow. I will give it a try later on today. Ed up North of you on 'Yahoo'
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