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Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 19-03-2019, 22:08
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Views: 30,435
Posted By GILow
Re: knot top dead center of steering wheel?

:facepalm:
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 19-03-2019, 14:07
Replies: 72
Views: 30,435
Posted By GILow
Re: knot top dead center of steering wheel?

Yes, the Sydney multihull ferries have that valve and joystick system and you soon learn not to sit at the stern of the boat because the steering is a constant stream of jerks from side to side....
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 18-03-2019, 14:04
Replies: 72
Views: 30,435
Posted By GILow
Re: knot top dead center of steering wheel?

Yes, but only if you are holding the wheel. The whole point of the knot is that you can see the out of trim if the boat is on AP.
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 18-03-2019, 05:06
Replies: 72
Views: 30,435
Posted By GILow
knot top dead center of steering wheel?

By the time the helm is hard over your sail trim is seriously bad. Like break the rudder bad if left unattended on some boats.

On a mechanical steering system the knot or similar mark will show...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 17-03-2019, 23:54
Replies: 72
Views: 30,435
Posted By GILow
Re: knot top dead center of steering wheel?

Yes, I wish I could tiller steer my boat but as it is currently designed you’d need a gorilla for a helmsman.

Good to get more info on hydraulic steering from people who actually have it, thank...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 17-03-2019, 22:01
Replies: 72
Views: 30,435
Posted By GILow
Re: knot top dead center of steering wheel?

You might be able to tell me, do you find you get good feedback about sail trim through your hydraulic steering?
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 17-03-2019, 20:06
Replies: 72
Views: 30,435
Posted By GILow
Re: knot top dead center of steering wheel?

French too!

Now you know all you need to know, and probably more than you wanted to know.
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 17-03-2019, 20:01
Replies: 72
Views: 30,435
Posted By GILow
Re: knot top dead center of steering wheel?

I had heard that many hydraulic steering systems don't give much in the way of force feedback?

I don't know if this is just one of those "internet facts" as I've never had a go on a boat with...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 17-03-2019, 18:24
Replies: 72
Views: 30,435
Posted By GILow
Re: knot top dead center of steering wheel?

But... that does make me wonder, what do you do to check sail trim when you have hydraulic steering?

Curious.
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 17-03-2019, 18:23
Replies: 72
Views: 30,435
Posted By GILow
Re: knot top dead center of steering wheel?

Yep, we all figure out what works best for us. Just an option for us mechanical steering types.

But think how much the tiller steering purists are laughing at us now.
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 17-03-2019, 02:30
Replies: 72
Views: 30,435
Posted By GILow
Re: knot top dead center of steering wheel?

It’s not that those with hydraulic steering don’t NEED it, it’s just that it won’t work for them.

It’s just a way of knowing if your steering is in the straight ahead position. Good for...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 12-02-2019, 13:22
Replies: 72
Views: 30,435
Posted By GILow
Re: knot top dead center of steering wheel?

French whipping at 10 and 2. Lovely place to rest your hands to stop them slipping, particularly if the wheel (stainless) is wet.
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