Since then, I've found more or less what I was thinking of on Jobst
Vandrey's excellent web site. Take a look at
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Forest/2727/photo.html#tiller
I think I'll do it a bit differently (goes without saying, doesn't it), but
it is a good approach. I wasn't able to find the right size cleats in the
cleat department at West Marine, but did find what appears to be a good
cleat in the Laser components at another shop. It's a Holt-Allen #124,
2-1/2" long, costs under a buck (Honest !!). As soon as I get a chance to
try a feasibility demonstration model and an advanced development model,
I'll post the results.
-- dwf
"In a power boat, you get there in a hurry, in a sailboat, you are already
there" V-17 #36; M-15 #189; P-15 #1086 "PELICAN" - Ridgecrest, CA
-----Original Message-----
From: Tpbnna1@aol.com <Tpbnna1@aol.com>
To: wwpotter@tscnet.com <wwpotter@tscnet.com>
Date: Wednesday, March 24, 1999 15:58
Subject: tillers n such
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> West Wight Potter Website at URL
> http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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>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
>