Thanks to the thread on Tiller Trimmers I am purchasing a Tiller Taimer from West Marine. It is $29 but does not include the black plastic horn cleats. I will install with cam cleats and fair leads at extra cost probably from Duckworks. Thanks to a past thread on reefing systems, I have ordered parts from Duckworks.
I have been landlocked this spring sailing season while my wife goes through knee replacement surgery. I am hoping to get wet in a couple of weeks. While I have been sailing my old M-17 for several years now, I am always grateful for the ideas and dialogue from you all. Randy M-17 (Fore Play) ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 11:06 AM Subject: montgomery_boats Digest, Vol 64, Issue 58 > Send montgomery_boats mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of montgomery_boats digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Tiller Tamer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > 2. had a great trip to Gray's Harbor ( Richard Everett ) > 3. Re: Tiller Tamer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > 4. Re: Tiller Tamer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > 5. Re: Hoist Launching an M-15 (Ian Black) > 6. Re: Tiller Tamer (W David Scobie) > 7. Re: Tiller tamer (John R. Butler) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:30:41 EDT > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: M_Boats: Tiller Tamer > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [email protected] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > I recently bought and installed a Tiller Trimmer > (http://www.tillertrimmer.com), which works great. Paid $59 for mine, > but I see they've dropped the > price to $49, free shipping. They delivered quickly, and I think it's a > great > device. Once you've got it trimmed right, you can leave the helm for > several > minutes. > > Rick > M-17 #633 Lynne L > > > ************** > Vote for your city's best dining and > nightlife. City's Best 2008. > (http://citysbest.aol.com?ncid=aolacg00050000000102) > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 06:31:02 -0800 > From: " Richard Everett " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: M_Boats: had a great trip to Gray's Harbor > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > We just got back last night from a weekend trip to Gray's harbor (on the > Washington coast). Both days (saturday and sunday) were great sailing > days, with the wind an almost constant NW @ ~15 knots and morning clouds > burning off by around noon. On saturday we put our M17 in at Westport > marina and sailed out over the bar into the Pacific ocean proper. We had > double checked the conditions since sailing out into the ocean from here > can be quite dangerous at times (the coast guard will even close the bar > at times and issue fines to boats attempting to cross the bar under bad > conditions). But we only had swells of about 5 to 7 feet, with the 15 > knot wind. It was quite fun and we made very swift progress with the > constant dependable wind. A big change from the light and variable winds > that always seem to plague the sound. > > On Sunday we sailed over to Hoquiam from Westport, really cruising at an > average of 5.5 knots the whole way! Gray's harbor is an excellent place > to practice your navigation skills. We had just completed the US Sailing > coastal nav course at Windworks sailing and it was nice to be able to > recognize all of the navigation aids, correctly read the charts, and not > get stuck in the mud! :-) > > Rick > M17 635 Eidolon > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:04:50 -0400 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: M_Boats: Tiller Tamer > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Rick, > > I have the same style tiller tamer on my M-15.? For the most part it works > well, however, for?all you other M-15 owners, be aware that this type of > tiller tamer has a tendency to catch the traveler during tacking in light > air.?? > > Skip > M-15 #210 > Wild Guppy? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] > Sent: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:30 am > Subject: Re: M_Boats: Tiller Tamer > > > > I recently bought and installed a Tiller Trimmer > (http://www.tillertrimmer.com), which works great. Paid $59 for mine, > but I > see they've dropped the > price to $49, free shipping. They delivered quickly, and I think it's a > great > device. Once you've got it trimmed right, you can leave the helm for > several > minutes. > > Rick > M-17 #633 Lynne L > > > ************** > Vote for your city's best dining and > nightlife. City's Best 2008. > (http://citysbest.aol.com?ncid=aolacg00050000000102) > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:19:21 -0400 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: M_Boats: Tiller Tamer > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > The ad at the link notes that the device could be located on top or > underneath the tiller, so perhaps the latter configuration would solve the > problem of tangling with the 15's traveler. > > In any event, I've had many many occasions to stretch a long-legged 6'3" > frame, one foot resting on the end of the tiller to at least avert an > uncontrolled turn, if not maintain a heading, while I reached forward to > clear a twisted bolt-rope feed on the mainsail, or tie off a forward > reefing line. > > You guys pushed me over the edge at a weak moment, and I've placed my > order. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:04 am > Subject: Re: M_Boats: Tiller Tamer > > > > Rick, > > I have the same style tiller tamer on my M-15.? For the most part it works > well, > however, for?all you other M-15 owners, be aware that this type of tiller > tamer > has a tendency to catch the traveler during tacking in light air.?? > > Skip > M-15 #210 > Wild Guppy? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] > Sent: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:30 am > Subject: Re: M_Boats: Tiller Tamer > > > > I recently bought and installed a Tiller Trimmer > (http://www.tillertrimmer.com), which works great. Paid $59 for mine, > but I > see they've dropped the > price to $49, free shipping. They delivered quickly, and I think it's a > great > device. Once you've got it trimmed right, you can leave the helm for > several > minutes. > > Rick > M-17 #633 Lynne L > > > ************** > Vote for your city's best dining and > nightlife. City's Best 2008. > (http://citysbest.aol.com?ncid=aolacg00050000000102) > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:47:52 -0600 > From: Ian Black <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: M_Boats: Hoist Launching an M-15 > To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Tom, > Is that Fairfield, Idaho? > Ian > > > >> Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 13:38:24 -0700> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: >> [email protected]> Subject: Re: M_Boats: Hoist >> Launching an M-15> > Well now Gary, we all know Pullman isn't nearly as >> temperate as> Fairfield. I'm not surprised your snow stayed a while... t> >> > _______________________________________________> >> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > _________________________________________________________________ > Search that pays you back! Introducing Live Search cashback. > http://search.live.com/cashback/?&pkw=form=MIJAAF/publ=HMTGL/crea=srchpaysyouback > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:52:15 -0700 (PDT) > From: W David Scobie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: M_Boats: Tiller Tamer > To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > M15 SCRED had a tiller tamer that was ~1/4 broken when purchased. i > fiddled at making it 'work' to some extent. SCRED's was located on the > 'bottom' of the tiller. the weakness of this location, IMO, is if you > 'lift' the tiller to raise the rudder you put stress on the 'tamer' > causing it to break. i did this to terminal affect causing 'bits' of > tiller tamer to fly around the cockpit. > > in time i'm going to move to the a 'tamer' that uses a cleat with a line. > i have seen this work with good results on gary hyde's M17. > > > dave scobie > M15 #288 - SCRED > visit Scred's www-site: http://www.freewebs.com/m15-named-scred > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The ad at the link notes that the device could be located on top or > underneath the tiller, so perhaps the latter configuration would solve the > problem of tangling with the 15's traveler. > > . > . > . > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:04 am > Subject: Re: M_Boats: Tiller Tamer > > > > Rick, > > I have the same style tiller tamer on my M-15.? For the most part it works > well, > however, for?all you other M-15 owners, be aware that this type of tiller > tamer > has a tendency to catch the traveler during tacking in light air.?? > > Skip > M-15 #210 > Wild Guppy? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] > Sent: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:30 am > Subject: Re: M_Boats: Tiller Tamer > > > > I recently bought and installed a Tiller Trimmer > (http://www.tillertrimmer.com), which works great. Paid $59 for mine, but > I > see they've dropped the > price to $49, free shipping. They delivered quickly, and I think it's a > great > device. Once you've got it trimmed right, you can leave the helm for > several > minutes. > > Rick > M-17 #633 Lynne L > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:05:54 -0500 > From: "John R. Butler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: M_Boats: Tiller tamer > To: Montgomery Boats <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed > > I would not be without my tiller tamer. Made my own, two lengths of > shock cord (bungee), each doubled around cleats at stern, fastened to > length of line between them, line passes thru small cleat on > underside of tiller, forward horn is tapered to "jam" line passing > thru. Some experimenting to get proper length and strength of bungee, > proper diameter and length of line between them. If desired, will > take photos next visit to Rejoyce!, ask off line. > > John R. Butler > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > montgomery_boats mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > End of montgomery_boats Digest, Vol 64, Issue 58 > ************************************************ _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
