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A pocket cruiser owner fabricates his own self-steering gear that doesn′t touch the water. He claims it holds a course better than he can.
[The Comfortable Pocket Yacht, USA]
A simple, inexpensive way to make a sailboat steer itself using wind power. Illustrated.
[John Ward, Pasadena, CA, USA]
A quickly-adjustable tiller lashing with tensioner for small boats to give the helmsperson some free time.
[Dinghy Cruising Association, UK]
Detailed design of a sheet-to-tiller steering method, including a dissertation on the aero-and hydrodynamics involved. Photos.
[The Oar Club, Bellingham, WA, USA]
A discussion board and photo gallery for cruising sailors and wannabes focused on windvane and sheet-to-tiller steering.
[Cruisers Forum, Buskerud, Norway]
On singlehander′s mechanism for adjusting and locking his Pearson 26 on course. Parts were made from pieces of scrap
[Pyxis, Pearson 26, USA]
Simple system for holding the tiller at a set angle. You can move the tiller by nudging it to make minor steering corrections.. Particularly useful when motoring and the tiller cannot be let go.
[Salty John Boat Products, Preson, UK]
For boats with tillers, here′s a way to easily lock the tiller in any position. Useful for brief stretches away from a heavy helm, when going forward for anchoring or mooring, or for adjusting a sheet-to-tiller self-steering unit.
[Badbury Tillermate Limited, Blandford Forum, Dorset, UK]
A rope tiller control that can be adjusted to lock on course or to apply friction to slow the tiller and boat movements while the tiller can still be operated.
[R. F. Tiesler Company, Riegelsville, PA, USA]
Adjustable-tension block on tiller holds control lines. Can be used to clamp tiller in position or as quick release for wind vane control lines.
[Davis Instruments Corp., Hayward, CA, USA]
To develop a good, workable, sheet to tiller system demands that one actually understands what one′s boat does and why.
Jerome FitzGerald
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