Would appreciate any comments as to the pros and cons of tiller steering.
Have been fishing out of 18ft fiberglass for last ten years but will be
changing to aluminum deep V type boat. I have switched from bass fishing to
crappie (spring, fall and winter) and catfish in the summer. Would be
interested in comments from someone that fishes out of say a Lund 1775 Pro V
type with a 80 HP tiller steering motor.

Thanks

On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 01:48:42 GMT, "Lee Maxwell"
wrote:
Would appreciate any comments as to the pros and cons of tiller steering.
Have been fishing out of 18ft fiberglass for last ten years but will be
changing to aluminum deep V type boat. I have switched from bass fishing to
crappie (spring, fall and winter) and catfish in the summer. Would be
interested in comments from someone that fishes out of say a Lund 1775 Pro V
type with a 80 HP tiller steering motor.
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I have never seen an 80 HP tiller steered outboard but it sounds like
it would be a lot to handle. There is a LOT of torque reaction on a
motor that large and if it gets away from you at speed, things will
get dangerous real quickly.

My thoughts too..... sounds dangerous.

-W (feels 50hp is MAX for tiller)

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 01:48:42 GMT, "Lee Maxwell"
wrote:
Would appreciate any comments as to the pros and cons of tiller steering.
Have been fishing out of 18ft fiberglass for last ten years but will be
changing to aluminum deep V type boat. I have switched from bass fishing
to
crappie (spring, fall and winter) and catfish in the summer. Would be
interested in comments from someone that fishes out of say a Lund 1775
Pro V
type with a 80 HP tiller steering motor.
======================================

I have never seen an 80 HP tiller steered outboard but it sounds like
it would be a lot to handle. There is a LOT of torque reaction on a
motor that large and if it gets away from you at speed, things will
get dangerous real quickly.

Lots of the walleye guys use big HP tillers. Try www.walleyecentral.com
Always felt my wheel steering was much more comfortable than the tiller on
my 14' boat. run the rod holders further forward, and can handle from the
console.
Bill

"Clams Canino" wrote in message
news:3nQ8b.334476$cF.101402@rwcrnsc53...
My thoughts too..... sounds dangerous.

-W (feels 50hp is MAX for tiller)

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 01:48:42 GMT, "Lee Maxwell"
wrote:
Would appreciate any comments as to the pros and cons of tiller
steering.
Have been fishing out of 18ft fiberglass for last ten years but will be
changing to aluminum deep V type boat. I have switched from bass
fishing
to
crappie (spring, fall and winter) and catfish in the summer. Would be
interested in comments from someone that fishes out of say a Lund 1775
Pro V
type with a 80 HP tiller steering motor.
======================================

I have never seen an 80 HP tiller steered outboard but it sounds like
it would be a lot to handle. There is a LOT of torque reaction on a
motor that large and if it gets away from you at speed, things will
get dangerous real quickly.

The only advantage I see to tiller operation is simplicity. Not much to go
wrong. I do see a lot of mullet skiffs here with 5' long PVC tillers, engine a
bit forward of midship. They may see it as easier to operate when you are
standing all the way up in the bow, looking for mullet.

I have a friend who owned a Sylvan with a 60 HP tiller steer motor. No problem
with torque pull even with fast acceleration. While fishing for walleye from
that same boat on the Illinois river, we saw a Lund with a 100 HP Mariner tiller
steer. There was a film crew on another boat taping them.

The lack of a console leaves a lot of extra room for storage and to move around.

Dan


Lee Maxwell wrote:
Would appreciate any comments as to the pros and cons of tiller steering.
Have been fishing out of 18ft fiberglass for last ten years but will be
changing to aluminum deep V type boat. I have switched from bass fishing to
crappie (spring, fall and winter) and catfish in the summer. Would be
interested in comments from someone that fishes out of say a Lund 1775 Pro V
type with a 80 HP tiller steering motor.

Thanks

"Lee Maxwell" wrote in message
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Would appreciate any comments as to the pros and cons of tiller steering.
If you go this route for God's sake use a life jacket and kill switch cord
while under way. A good friend didn't and didn't and when he accidently
knocked the tiller hard to the side while being distracted he ended up
overboard several hundred yards from shore with the boat continuing on it's
way in big circles. Luckily, his wife on shore heard the noise when he hit
the side of the boat, and grabbed their binoculars to see why the boat was
going in circles. She managed to get three guys in adjacent lake cabins to
jump in their boats and go look for him. He says he was about to go down
for good when they got to him. Still has a hard time sleeping at night.
Same thing happened to my father 45 years ago and the boat came back and ran
over him. Luckily he was able to dive deep enough that only his coat was
chewed up a little..and he wasn't too far from shore to swim in.

Thanks for your time and responses. Have enjoyed reading them.

LM


"Tom or Barb" wrote in message
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"Lee Maxwell" wrote in message
...
Would appreciate any comments as to the pros and cons of tiller
steering.
If you go this route for God's sake use a life jacket and kill switch cord
while under way. A good friend didn't and didn't and when he accidently
knocked the tiller hard to the side while being distracted he ended up
overboard several hundred yards from shore with the boat continuing on
it's
way in big circles. Luckily, his wife on shore heard the noise when he
hit
the side of the boat, and grabbed their binoculars to see why the boat was
going in circles. She managed to get three guys in adjacent lake cabins
to
jump in their boats and go look for him. He says he was about to go down
for good when they got to him. Still has a hard time sleeping at night.
Same thing happened to my father 45 years ago and the boat came back and
ran
over him. Luckily he was able to dive deep enough that only his coat was
chewed up a little..and he wasn't too far from shore to swim in.