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Scooter
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Initially Posted - 10/27/2004 :  09:02:45  Show Profile
I've done a forum search and haven't found what I want. Looking for a tiller tamer. Don't want the expensive Auto-helms etc... Just don't want to put my money there right now. I've seen some on other boats. Each one with pros and cons. I can make one myself but just wondered what's out there.

I get a kick out of what people create from necessity or desperation.

If necessity is the mother of invention, I would say that sailing has to be the father. or at least a Nanny.

Scooter
C25 '89 SR/WK #5878 "Square Knot"
Vandemere NC.
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Lightnup
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Response Posted - 10/27/2004 :  09:14:14  Show Profile
Was a topic of discussion a while back

[url="http://www.catalina25-250.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=7600"]Tiller lashing[/url]

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nate
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Response Posted - 10/27/2004 :  15:01:42  Show Profile
Not sure I could "create" one any cheaper than the original "tiller tamer" costs..around 15 bucks I think. I have one and use the heck out of it (when my boat is in the water). I tie off the cord to the pulpit to avoid needing any cleats. I untie the cord and wrap it around the tiller so I can put the cover on.
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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 10/27/2004 :  15:52:31  Show Profile
Scooter - several of us use an 8' (approx) length of bungee cord with a hook on each end. It runs from one stern cleat to the other, and you put a clove hitch in it around the tiller. You can move the tiller easily (and immediately - which you cannot do with either a Tiller Tamer or a TillerMan) and it stays where you put it.
VERY inexpensive and definitely a KISS project!
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 10/27/2004 :  21:09:59  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
Until I got FellowShip and it came with a tiller tamer, I used a hiking stick. I simply utilized weather helm and extended the stick until it sat against the seat-back/seat edge. It provided a hard stop for the tiller but rollers would cause it to flop around. I think Derek's bungie as a controller and a hiking stick for fixing the position would be a pretty good tiller tender. I do like my tiller tamer and seldom curse it.
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sailgal
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Response Posted - 10/27/2004 :  23:43:20  Show Profile
Sorry but I'm sidetracked by Steves lit'l movie ......very kwell!!
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 10/28/2004 :  00:53:24  Show Profile
Forespar's Lockbox installs in the side of the coaming and holds the extender handle. It looks like a good solution...

I prefer a bungee wrapped a couple of turns around the tiller, which allows a little push to correct course. If you fix the ends aft a little, it can be made slack by pushing the wraps aft on the tiller, and then tensioned by pulling the wraps forward. To make minor adjustments, you rotate the wraps on the tiller.

That said, I might be adding an autopilot next year...
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aeckhart
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Response Posted - 10/28/2004 :  08:01:24  Show Profile  Visit aeckhart's Homepage
I read somewhere, and I can't think of where, that 3/8" medical bands work better than bungee cords for this purpose. They are used as tourniquets and are a little stiffer than bungees.

Al
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