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A pocket cruiser owner fabricates his own self-steering gear that doesn′t touch the water. He claims it holds a course better than he can.
[The Comfortable Pocket Yacht, USA]
A simple, inexpensive way to make a sailboat steer itself using wind power. Illustrated.
[John Ward, Pasadena, CA, USA]
A quickly-adjustable tiller lashing with tensioner for small boats to give the helmsperson some free time.
[Dinghy Cruising Association, UK]
Detailed design of a sheet-to-tiller steering method, including a dissertation on the aero-and hydrodynamics involved. Photos.
[The Oar Club, Bellingham, WA, USA]
A discussion board and photo gallery for cruising sailors and wannabes focused on windvane and sheet-to-tiller steering.
[Cruisers Forum, Buskerud, Norway]
On singlehander′s mechanism for adjusting and locking his Pearson 26 on course. Parts were made from pieces of scrap
[Pyxis, Pearson 26, USA]
Simple system for holding the tiller at a set angle. You can move the tiller by nudging it to make minor steering corrections.. Particularly useful when motoring and the tiller cannot be let go.
[Salty John Boat Products, Preson, UK]
For boats with tillers, here′s a way to easily lock the tiller in any position. Useful for brief stretches away from a heavy helm, when going forward for anchoring or mooring, or for adjusting a sheet-to-tiller self-steering unit.
[Badbury Tillermate Limited, Blandford Forum, Dorset, UK]
A rope tiller control that can be adjusted to lock on course or to apply friction to slow the tiller and boat movements while the tiller can still be operated.
[R. F. Tiesler Company, Riegelsville, PA, USA]
Adjustable-tension block on tiller holds control lines. Can be used to clamp tiller in position or as quick release for wind vane control lines.
[Davis Instruments Corp., Hayward, CA, USA]
The craft would, even at its best, not take too much notice of the man at the tiller. But this was normal and the boat′s direction was controlled as much or more by sail trim.
John Welsford
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