FWIW, I advise careful consideration of a hydraulic steering system. I have only helmed one boat with such a system which we tried unsuccessfully to sail to Bermuda in November. Notwithstanding the folly of attempting such a crossing from NC after hurricane season (early November) but with nor’easters aplenty in this time frame, our Whitby 42 full keel cruiser was hydraulically steered. This steering was perhaps easy on the upper body but I found it to be a PITA in practice. The most annoying characteristic was the lag time/delay between a turn of the wheel and the subsequent response of the rudder/boat. I was only one of the crew and the boat was rigged for serious cruising but I never was able to get ‘in tune’ with this delay. Of course I was a novice steering a full keel (13000 lb) boat that displaced >30,000 lb so that contributed to my difficulties and never mind that the nor’easter we encountered a few days off NC destroyed our anemometer at 41 knots. YMMV but IMHO, hydraulic steering is an oxymoron! Charlie Nelson
Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS On Saturday, September 11, 2021, 5:36 PM, jacob fuerst via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: It's currently chain and cable not hydraulic but I definitely feel the wheel load up in reverse and if you're not careful could whip a tiller over Jacob Fuerst 303-520-4669 On Sat, Sep 11, 2021, 9:41 AM Korbey Hunt via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: When using the engine there is a lot of torque on the tiller. I suspect a hudraulic wheel system would be much easier to operate. Get Outlook for AndroidFrom: Joe Della Barba via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2021 8:21:29 AM To: 'Stus-List' <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: j...@dellabarba.com <j...@dellabarba.com> Subject: Stus-List Re: 36' wheel to tiller conversion? I used to sail my 35 with a tiller when it was raining until I got an autopilot. The tiller allowed me to get under the dodger. I cannot see how the rudder stock would be under any more or less strain than with the wheel. Joe Della Barba Coquina C&C 35 MK I Kent Island MD USA From: jacob fuerst via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2021 3:28 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: jacob fuerst <jjfue...@gmail.com> Subject: Stus-List 36' wheel to tiller conversion? Hi All, Just thinking through converting my 1978 36 wheel to tiller. It seems very simple. The rudder stock is accessible on the cockpit floor and has a 1 1/4" square head where the emergency tiller goes. Many considerations but my question to you is if the factory floor and head and bearing construction are sufficiently strong to handle the regular forces of tiller steering or only for the forces to be through the quadrant below deck? -- Jacob Fuerst 303-520-4669 Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
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