[C320-list] Emergency Tiller!!?!

[Jack McDonough]

Jeff:

I'm so glad to hear you say that. I've felt guilty all these years for not 
digging that clunky thing out of the lazarette and conducting an emergency 
tiller drill. I feel better now.

Jack
#934



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Hare" <catalina at thehares.com>
To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 10:08 AM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Emergency Tiller!!?!


>I tried to use the emergency tiller once and pretty much determined that I 
>would not be successful steering the boat with it unless I was on glass 
>smooth seas going straight ahead.
>
> The angles, the short tube, lack of leverage on our huge rudder make it 
> mostly useless. Certainly any seas that might cause you to lose your 
> steering would be unmanagable with the e-tiller.
>
> I think it is a check box required item only. Nobody apparently said it 
> had to be functional.
>
> My opinion only.
> Jeff
>
> Amiraults Family <amiraults at sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
> All:
>
>
>
> Thank you. Once the cover comes off in the spring I will empty lockers 
> until
> I find it, or confirm that I lack this item. In the latter event, I WILL
> contact Catalina for a new one. The more I think on it the more I see the
> need.
>
>
>
> Brian
>
> 797 Waltzing Bear, too
>