There's a really good book that describes how to do this. It's by John
Letcher and was published in the early 70's. Go to Barnes and Noble's used
and out of print books section (www.bn.com), search on John Letcher as
author, and see if you can find a copy.

I used that book to set up sheet to tiller steering on the 28' 3/4 keel
sloop that I owned back then, and it worked great. Wouldn't steer straight
down wind, of course, but on a beam reach to a beat it worked just fine.
Unless the boat got thrown way off course by a wave, it steered like a
champ. I'd set it up and sit back and read while it steered the boat. I
don't remember now, after all this time, how far aft the wind could be
before it stopped working, but it seems to me that the wind could be a fair
distance aft of the beam.

Best regards,
Tom Dacon

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Found this info on the net, all about sheet to tiller self steering.
Since I have a tiller ,,

I read and re-read the web site info for the sheet to tiller set up.. I
still can't understand it. The pictures don't help and there are no
diagrams.

Figured one of you could explain better or send me to a site that shows
diagrams, and pictures that actually show the set up.