A trick from the Bob Burgess book! ;-)

Michel · Post by **Michel** » Wed Aug 06, 2014 11:29 am

A simple trick that can prove to be very useful as well as pleasant.

lustyslogger · Post by **lustyslogger** » Thu Aug 07, 2014 8:33 am

I do 99% of my sailing single handed. The Lusty Slogger is a small light daysailer and any movement around the cockpit changes the balance and affects the steering. Right now I use a hiking stick (made for me by John Owens of JO Woodworks) as a tiller extension. This is an interesting looking set up and adds just that much more mysticism to the non sailor trying to determine just what are all those lines for anyway!!

It also adds something else in the cockpit to trip over

knasman · Post by **knasman** » Thu Aug 07, 2014 3:54 pm

On my SCAMP I have routed lines under the deck that go to the forward end of the cockpit and then hook together allowing me to move the line back and forth from under the cuddy.

I know, remote steering on a 12ft boat, how daft is that! I'll be the one smiling while dry under the dodger in the rain

The gray line in the background is the remote steering line.

Michel · Post by **Michel** » Fri Aug 08, 2014 4:56 pm

I agree about not having to many things to trip on in the cockpit.

I was trying this thing for the fun of it and I am not thinking about creating a way to use that that is less a mess!

Knasmas has a very good setup IMO.

Peter E · Post by **Peter E** » Sat Aug 09, 2014 5:57 am

Keith, I am not done with my SCAMP and now I got one more thing to think about

pete Hull 52

lustyslogger · Post by **lustyslogger** » Sat Aug 09, 2014 5:46 pm

Michel wrote:I agree about not having to many things to trip on in the cockpit. I was trying this thing for the fun of it and I am not thinking about creating a way to use that that is less a mess!

Knasmas has a very good setup IMO.

I agree and truthfully I was just being facetious about this. Anything that makes sailing easier for the sailor is for the best. I probably won't try this because as my mother told me once when she saw me trying to wheel a wheelbarrow "Norman, get away from that, you don't know anything about machinery". I have always remembered that and honestly my mechanical ability is not much better than that!!

It is a very good idea however.

Michel · Post by **Michel** » Sun Aug 10, 2014 2:53 am

But you are good with a computer Norman!... You can do anything you want now!

lustyslogger · Post by **lustyslogger** » Sun Aug 10, 2014 5:08 am

Michel wrote:But you are good with a computer Norman!... You can do anything you want now!

You are so right. Look at some of the modifications I have done to The Lusty Slogger, a Sunbird 16

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Michel · Post by **Michel** » Sun Aug 10, 2014 6:31 am

Wow! Must be quite a treat to tack single handed!...

lustyslogger · Post by **lustyslogger** » Sun Aug 10, 2014 9:50 am

Michel wrote:Wow! Must be quite a treat to tack single handed!...

It is getting deep isn't it???

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