Tiller Clutch
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 4:54 pm
I thought readers might be interested in the great little device, I just bought and installed one. Its called the Tiller Clutch here is the link
http://www.wavefrontmarine.com/.
On Aminee I inherited a similar albeit inferior plastic device which has sort of served my needs for the last year but it was frustrating to use and was almost completely broken hence my search for a replacement.
I use this mainly when want the boat to hold into the wind when raising the main, and the odd time I needed to do something handsfree for a short spell. Its not a handsfree sailing device, just an aid to give you time to do short tasks and not be tied to the tiller for every second.
Although I havent tried the Tiller clutch I installed yesterday on the water, already I see it is a superior product. It holds the tiller absolutely firm and the release handle is a delight to use. This combined with my homemade self steering device (for use on longer journeys) gives me lots of options for moving around the boat that I didn't have previously. I bought the TC from the above site and it took about 10-12 days to arrive.
Cheers
Mark
http://www.wavefrontmarine.com/.
On Aminee I inherited a similar albeit inferior plastic device which has sort of served my needs for the last year but it was frustrating to use and was almost completely broken hence my search for a replacement.
I use this mainly when want the boat to hold into the wind when raising the main, and the odd time I needed to do something handsfree for a short spell. Its not a handsfree sailing device, just an aid to give you time to do short tasks and not be tied to the tiller for every second.
Although I havent tried the Tiller clutch I installed yesterday on the water, already I see it is a superior product. It holds the tiller absolutely firm and the release handle is a delight to use. This combined with my homemade self steering device (for use on longer journeys) gives me lots of options for moving around the boat that I didn't have previously. I bought the TC from the above site and it took about 10-12 days to arrive.
Cheers
Mark