Lee Page has a simple setup for linking the rudder and motor on his P15.
Here's his recent post:
"Hi Paul,
Also been there/done that - twice. Now, when steering with the outboard, I
either let the rudder swing free, or more usually rig an adjustable
link between the tiller and the outboard so that the motor follows the
rudder (or visa versa). The linking rod (a piece of adsustable mop handle
secured to the rudder and the outboard handle by a pin through each) is
very quickly set up or removed. It not only solved the problem of the prop
fouling the rudder, but seems to give an added measure of control under
power.
Lee Page in Sacramento, CA
WWP #602, Archaeopteryx"
Lee's email address is <megjac@prodigy.net>.
Harry Gordon
P14 #234, Manatee,
Mountain View, CA
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>NOPE,
>
>Wasn't Ted Duke taht tried that. I to would be interested in how it works.
>
>
>Ted
>
>SolarFry@aol.com wrote:
>
>> Has anyone affixed an Easy Steer system between the rudder and the outboard?
>> (This slaves the outboard steering to the rudder so they both turn in same
>> direction. That way the "Tiller Termite" [outboard] does not eat the
>>tiller.)
>>
>> It is rumored that tduke@cfw.com wrote:
>> "I experimented with a clamp that held the boat tiller parallel to the
>> outboard tiller but was not satisfied with the ease of installation,
>>rigidity,
>> and overall performance of my design."
>> Was this an Easy Steer?
>>
>> Interested in results...
>>
>> Thanks,
>> SF
>> 1998 - P19 #1028 "Elusive"
>> Home Port -> Pompano Beach, FL