Fitting a rudder & tiller

[tarik]

I have a Colvic Atlanta which has wheelhouse steering I would like to fit a transom mounted rudder and tiller for hand steering. Has anybody done anything similar ? Any advice would be appreciated.

Many thanks for any replies

David

 

[Csail]

No, but how would you see ahead?

 

[Cliveshep]

Be good only when going astern methinks, too much top hamper to see ahead unless you're 7ft plus!

 

[tarik]

Andy,

Thanks for reply perhaps I should have said that my main reason for the question is because I'm thinking of fitting a wind vane, and to set one up for wheel steering would involve too many bits of string etc.

regards

David

 

[GrahamP]

Re: Fitting a rudder & tiller

Hydrovane?

http://www.hydrovane.com/OurProduct.html

 

[Csail]

Ahah...in that case i can't see a problem...just do it.

 

[Adamastor]

Re: Fitting a rudder & tiller

Rather than go through the horror of messing with transom-hung rudders and the change it would make to your seakeeping, what about rebuilding your rudder?
You could fit a gaiter-seal to the bottom bearing, (in fact I'd do this as a "not-negotiable") and fit a hydraulic cylinder to a tiller-arm below-decks driven from a pendulum steering system fitted with a matching cylinder. You'd have to rig a bypass valve at the helm to disconnect the system, and I'd use some heavy flexible pipe coupled to a rigid piping backbone, bit it'd be easy to engineer- easier than the transom rudder by far!

 

[Blueboatman]

Re: Fitting a rudder & tiller

Confucius he say, ''Don't lift up heavy stone to drop on own head''

Hydrovane= spare rudder and steering at the back. Job done. Better resale value for the boat than a diy rudder job, no matter how well executed. /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif

 

[Adamastor]

Re: Fitting a rudder & tiller

I'd go the Hydrovane way any day!