Re: tillers n such

Gordon (hlg@pacbell.net)
Wed, 24 Mar 1999 17:30:22 -0800


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You didn't indicate whether Top Banana is a 15 or 19, but I'm satisfied
with the Tiller Tamer on my P14. It's sold by West Marine and others. I'm
usually singlehanded and I use it a lot. The lines are not a problem on
the P14. They angle back at 45 degrees, and no one should be sitting that
far aft in a P14 anyway.

I'm currently reading another book about a couple cruising with two young
children. It's an almost-too-personal account, written by the wife, and is
a realistic description of the cruising experience and the effect on their
relationship. The book is "Coming About - A Family Passage at Sea" by Susan
Tyler Hitchcock (Ballantyne Books). The boat is a 35-foot, 24-year-old
sloop. The title may be a play on words, as Susan does not flinch at the
explicit.

Harry Gordon
P14 #234, Manatee
Mountain View, CA

>Hi gang, aren't ya glad to see spring, finally the sun is staying up where it
>belongs. I went out back and lifted the tarp covering Top Banana yesterday,
>the smell of moldy canvas and unpolished fiberglass was a whiff of summer.
>(If they could bottle that smell West Marine could go into the cologne
>business) Going to pull it out to the garage next day off and start playing
>around and getting it ready for the summer. Will be Top Banana's first taste
>of Tennessee waters. Saw an ad in 'Sail' this month for a tiller lock from
>Tillerman, page 117, looks like a good idea if the lines don't take up too
>much cockpit space. Does anyone use such a thing? What do you think?
>And are there any wanna be cruisers out there? The wife and I have succumbed
>to "THE DREAM", buying a 35 footer and just sailing off somewhere for an
>undefined period of time, following the likes of Herb Payson, Jim Moore, and
>the Pardeys.
>Thanks in advance for any help!
>
>Butch
>Knoxville, TN