"Larry" wrote

Roger, have you ever had her emergency tiller hooked up and cruised
around with it?


No, but there is no question it would be a bear. I have fitted it at the
dock so I know there are no clearance problems.

However, I now have the vane gear for back up. I can use it directly or
pull on the control lines to move the rudder after cutting and tying off the
ends. I would only need the tiller if the rudder quadrant came off but it
is pretty massive on this installation.

I'm inspired now though to try it.

--
Roger Long