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quilombo
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Initially Posted - 03/15/2008 :  06:28:53  Show Profile
Has anyone out there converted a Tiller Cat 25
to a Wheel steering setup?
(I know Im going to catch hell for this question)
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stampeder
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Response Posted - 03/15/2008 :  12:53:55  Show Profile
I looked at a C25 that had been converted from Tiller to Wheel before buying my boat. The owner did a very nice job on the conversion. He told me that he bought a kit from CD. He moved up to a larger boat and said that he was glad he made that mod.
I was very close to buying that boat but I was also looking at the one I did buy. My boat was less than half the price, and I thought I would make that mod. But, after a season with a tiller, I knew that I would never make the change.

I spend a lot of time gunk-holing. I like the fact that my cockpit is wide open. The Admiral and the Dog and I spend a lot of time hanging out and reading in the cockpit. Its nice to push the tiller up and out of the way and have lots of unobstructed room.
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John Russell
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Response Posted - 03/15/2008 :  13:40:51  Show Profile
I'm squarely in the "tiller is better" camp. But, I think, this is really just a matter of personal opinion. I don't think that a wheel in a boat our size makes much sense. Others will make convincing arguments in favor of a wheel. To each his own!

I'm pretty sure, however, that you won't find a whole lot of support for <i><b>converting</b></i> a boat of your vintage. Particularly, if you think that this might be a transitional boat and you may soon (in a couple of years, even) move up in size. It just isn't a cost effective modification.

Again, get to know your boat before you make her something she's not.
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