In my case the speed of the ram is more important than the thrust.
My boat is a 26' sharpie cat ketch, about 4500lb. My TP10 handles that
easily on the wind but it is a bit too slow downwind if the sea state
is up. I wish I had bought the TP20....


Courtney Thomas wrote:
Looking at the stats on... for example the Simrad Tiller Pilots 10,20,30...
I see that the thrust difference between
the least and most capable is 44 lbs., which is a 24% variation from least
to most [143-187].

The Simrad recommendation on boat length is from 33 - 39 feet, and
displacement from 8140 - 14000 lbs.

My question is:
given the above, is the real-world difference for a typical
35'-40' sailboat that one pilot will simply
'do it' faster than the lower powered, OR will the 143 lbs
of thrust not do the job but the 187 will...
according to Simrad's specs ?

I do assume there is some length/displacement combinations for which
Simrad's specifications would be strictly true,
of course, but..... as a real-world matter, what experience have group
members found applicable ?

Appreciatively,

Courtney