Emergency Tiller Porn

[SomeSailor]

At least nobody brought up fuel polishing. Oh damn!

Totally unnecessary if you have twins.

(kidding)

 

[O C Diver]

I got rid of my emergency tiller. My steering is mechanical (shafts, chain reduction and pitman arm). I also have an auto pilot that runs through a hydraulic cylinder and pump system. So, my backup system is my auto pilot remote control.

Ted

 

[Peter B]

Emergency tiller

Here's my set-up, and yes, it works....tho I didn't really need it, just played around with it...
I made the handle out of an old oar, and set in it a couple of screws, which protrude just enough and are the right spacing to fit the recesses in the cover-plate to unscrew it to reveal the top of the rudder stock/pintle - whatever - tho they are out of sight on the other side of the handle, however they are visible near the end of the handle in the lower pic.
Oops - I'll ry again, pics didn't post 1st time - wadidIdowrong..?

FYI it was because the 'upload files' button is sort of out of sight to right of the window view in my set-up, and I had to scroll sideways to see it..

 

[Forkliftt]

Here's my set-up, and yes, it works....tho I didn't really need it, just payed around with it...

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[Peter B]

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Look again Forklift - you must have happened on it just when I discovered the pics missed the post. The thread was emergency tiller porn, after all, tho one could be forgiven for wondering because of the typical thread wandering which occurred.

 

[Scary]

When single engine ships lose power they often end as disasters

Except for Navies,where cost is not a consideration,there are few ships with 2 engines and most do not get to port on a tow rope.

I personally have lost engines on several occasions, Imagine trying to work on a single engine boat in 8-10 footers with out enough steerage to keep the boat from going beam too. I ended up in the surf off Jenner with a dive boat when the fuel pump diaphragm failed on my 25hp Mercury. Or how about the time in South East Alaska when the main circuit breaker on my single engine boat failed and lost all power in a driving rainstorm, I hadn't seen a boat in two days, or the time in the California delta when my brand new Bravo three drive seized in less than three miles from the harbor.

 

[SomeSailor]

I'm gonna fish mine out today and clean it up (it's a rusty mess) and give it a well-deserved cleaning and coat of paint. I've never even connected it, but the thought about having rudders locked off-center is a good enough reason to have one. (even with twins)

 

[alormaria]

OOOOHHHHH I am lovin' that deck plate access to the rudder post. I have to pull my entire hatch off and leave it off to use the emergency tiller. Hopefully I'll only need it on warm sunny days with no wind or waves. (Right....)

That looks like a diesel or water deck fill. I bet I could find one of those in a surplus shop. I have a 6" plastic screw access plate that I was going to put in the hatch but I just don't like the looks of it . It would look like a big white plastic frizzbe landed on my teak deck.