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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 02/23/2009 :  12:28:29  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Even Chance</i>
<br />[quote]<i>Originally posted by hinmo</i>
<br />I am an enthusiastic advocate of tillerpilots... The principal exception is large following seas (the tillerpilot just can't compensate for the slewing of the stern).<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">That's because as the wave builds under you, the water is moving in the same direction as you, only faster--it's as if the boat is backing up. At that moment, the normal reaction on the tiller is <i>backwards</i>, and the boat turns even more in the wrong direction until the crest passes you. But you can't explain that to an autopilot...
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Bortiquai
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Response Posted - 02/23/2009 :  14:11:21  Show Profile
What about the Tiller Stay from Catalina Direct.
http://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=457

They say it is "Inspired"...

Has anyone actually tried it?
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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 02/23/2009 :  20:53:54  Show Profile
Kind of like an expensive bungee - tiller tamer hybrid
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sweetcraft
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Response Posted - 02/23/2009 :  21:16:24  Show Profile
Trail a 5 knot bucket or a warp or anything in a following sea. I found the use of the autopilot to make my boating safer and more enjoyable in my single handling.
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