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Joe wrote:
You got it out of the mold yet?


It's not in a mold, it's over mold stations. And it's not
quite ready to come off yet, I decided to do the gunwhale a
little differently (stronger). Plus I got some different
peel-ply that I'm not sure about yet.

DSK

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Gilligan wrote:
I check the centering on my tiller every time.


As well you should!
An uncentered tiller is an abomination!!

DSK

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Of course I agree with things that make sense!
I don't agree with just spinning the wheel... the only thing
that tells you is if it's going to come off in your hand...
better than nothing I suppose...


Ya know, I hate to agree with anything that Joe says, just because it's
more fun to do otherwise (even when he's right!). But Doug's comment
above is just too shockingly stupid to ignore. I always turn my wheel
stop to stop before I set off. I was taught to do so by a very
experienced sailor and I've seen others do it. If the King of Keels
truly thinks the only thing you can feel is a wheel coming off in your
hand, I'm glad his trawler is far far away and seeing so little use.


RB
35s5
NY

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"DSK" wrote in message
...
Gilligan wrote:
I check the centering on my tiller every time.


As well you should!
An uncentered tiller is an abomination!!

DSK


In both azimuth and elevation no less!

I know the azimuth control makes the boat go left or right but I haven't yet
figured out what the elevation control does.

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In article 5aVHg.17486$365.14402@edtnps89,
silverback wrote:

"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
Damn straight. It's worth checking every time you take out the boat.

OMG - How Positively GAY!!

Clearly you're very concerned about gay people. You're an angry
person, and this is quite sad/pathetic.

Jon, why would you check the chock to chock turns on the wheel of the same
boat "every time" you take it out? Do boats in California often change their
steering or magically adjust dead center???

Things change, especially on an older boat that gets a lot of use by
different people. Things break, and you might not know it until you're
in a bad spot. It's a teaching boat, most of the time I'm sailng with
students, and they need to develop good habits.

I thought you were a competent sailor way back when. Things seem to
have gone down hill for you lately. Quite a sad situation, and I feel
very sorry for you.

--
Capt. JG @@
www.sailnow.com

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In article ,
DSK wrote:
Mooron it's not gay at all. The purpose it to make sure steering and
all steering componants are working properly.

That's a rather pathetic way of "checking the steering." It
tells you almost nothing at all, might not even tell you if
the rudder is turning.

On the Y30, you can see the rudder, and you can see the alignment on
the rudder post without going below. For day in and day out sailing,
checking the chock to chock and using your eyes is adequate. That's
quite different than doing regular maintenance checks a few times a
year, whare is also appropriate.

A better way is to crawl into whatever space (usually
inaccessible except by midgets) the actual steering gear is
in, and carefully watch the gear work as somebody else turns
the wheel... checking sheaves, calbes, bearings, etc etc at
several points along the way. Takes about ten minutes but
you should only have to do it two or three times a season
instead of "every time."

--
Capt. JG @@
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Nutsy,

A question for you or any of you helm jockeys? How about when you have
and inside & outside Helms? What is the checking procedure for Two
Helms, one Rudder?

Also; What checks for a Folding Prop (Martec)




http://community.webtv.net/tassail/ThomPage

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Gilly,

You'll have to ask Nutsy. He helms from the HIGHEST ELEVATION of anyone
I ever seen (G)




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Gilligan wrote:
I know the azimuth control makes the boat go left or right but I haven't yet
figured out what the elevation control does.


It doesn't do anything on most boats, too many sailors can't
get the trim adjust right.

DSK

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On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 16:34:07 -0600, "Gilligan"
wrote:


"silverback" wrote in message
news:5aVHg.17486$365.14402@edtnps89...

"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
Damn straight. It's worth checking every time you take out the boat.

OMG - How Positively GAY!!

Jon, why would you check the chock to chock turns on the wheel of the same
boat "every time" you take it out? Do boats in California often change
their steering or magically adjust dead center???

CM -


I check the centering on my tiller every time.


And I found out why you should always have an emergency tiller when
that solid ash tiller, without a mark on the outside, broke off
cleanly, with the break looking like dry rot.

Exciting for a moment or two.

Frank