On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 11:34:15 -0500, Jeff Morris
wrote:

However, once you get used to
have the controls at the helm, its hard to see how you can properly use
a radar that isn't nearby.

As I said, my current boat is tiller-steered, so I am only arm's
length from the mainsheet traveller *forward* of the hatch, never mind
the companionway itself. Reaching for anything and steering involves
using my knees and leaning. If I use the tiller extender, I can go
into the galley and get a refreshing beverage, or lash it in place and
go forward to handle sails. It's not a small boat, either...nearly 34
feet.

Makes me wonder why tillers haven't stayed popular, except that I know
if's because socializing in the cockpit trumps steering.

But that's another topic, perhaps.

R.