A tiller idea
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A tiller idea
This is a tiller-and-a-half from a Valiant 40. I'm sort of adapting this idea for my tillerpilot.
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I see a funky custom bracket in your future...Figment wrote:The tricky part will be the tiller head, I think.
How goes progress on your recessed tiller pilot box? Pics?
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I've also seen a variation where the tiller is cut wherever you want the break and using a fancy-type lap joint. Then it's refastened using a pair of fasteners. That way you can take it apart and have the short tiller for use with a wind vane or etc. and then put it back together when you want the full-length tiller. It doesn't just flip up out of the way like that one, but on the other hand you don't have all that bracketry to deal with.
I would search up a photo right now but the Internet is sloooooow here today and it would take me forever.
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I would search up a photo right now but the Internet is sloooooow here today and it would take me forever.
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I've begun to wonder how funky or custom the bracket really needs to be. What's inadequate about a simple custom-cut stainless strap astride the rudder head, liberally through-bolted to the tiller?
The tillerpilot housing is very much as it was when you saw it. I managed to get a piece of tape over the seam before the cold weather hit, but nothing since.
The tillerpilot housing is very much as it was when you saw it. I managed to get a piece of tape over the seam before the cold weather hit, but nothing since.
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Getting the tiller out of the cockpit while on auto sounds like a worthy task. I like the break down tiller idea Rachel mentions. I am a big fan of KISS. But then again, half the fun of these type projects is the process of creating a solution, good luck with it.
Dave Finnegan
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If it were me, I'd prefer a setup that left the "real" tiller in place so that it was available when I needed it to actually steer the boat.
In an emergency, I'd rather not have to be stuck holding a short stubby semi-tiller, particularly when in a Triton it would be deep in the cockpit well and extremely awkward to handle (never mind the lack of mechanical advantage). A 2-part tiller that needed to be fastened back in place sounds like it could complicate a potential situation that having a real tiller close at hand would easily avoid.
Everyone who has used an autopilot has become complacent enough during its use to find themselves in a semi-cricital swerving situation to avoid something. When that happens, I'd rather be holding the actual tiller. That said, the idea of a short tiller for the autopilot that allows the real one to be swung out of the way is a good concept that opens up the cockpit. I just think the real means of steering should always be right there and ready for immediate use, without fussing or thought.
I don't think the bracket needs to be overly complicated. It just needs to work satisfactorily in both modes. How you achieve this can probably take a dozen different forms.
In an emergency, I'd rather not have to be stuck holding a short stubby semi-tiller, particularly when in a Triton it would be deep in the cockpit well and extremely awkward to handle (never mind the lack of mechanical advantage). A 2-part tiller that needed to be fastened back in place sounds like it could complicate a potential situation that having a real tiller close at hand would easily avoid.
Everyone who has used an autopilot has become complacent enough during its use to find themselves in a semi-cricital swerving situation to avoid something. When that happens, I'd rather be holding the actual tiller. That said, the idea of a short tiller for the autopilot that allows the real one to be swung out of the way is a good concept that opens up the cockpit. I just think the real means of steering should always be right there and ready for immediate use, without fussing or thought.
I don't think the bracket needs to be overly complicated. It just needs to work satisfactorily in both modes. How you achieve this can probably take a dozen different forms.
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Here is another short tiller idea from a C27 website.