H23 5...tiller

[Hawk4661]

H23.5......tiller question

I read this somewhere and wanted your comments on this message I copied;
"The 23.5 tiller always wants to go hard over - it won't go straight on its own. Hooking a bungee cord from the tiller to the mainsheet loop will fix it. Then you can let go of the tiller for a while without doing a doughnut."

Has anyone tried this?

I used the Cajan tiller loopmethod, tied to both port and aft cleats ,the last time I was out "power sailing" back to boat ramp.It worked surprisingly good..mark<><

 

[Brian M H23]

By hard over, do you mean into the wind?

You probably have your main overtrimmed. Balance your sails and the boat will go straight with the tiller straight.

 

[kenkindy1]

Shroud tuning is needed. I was really surprised at how much better my 240 tracked after buying a LOOS tension gauge and tightening everything to the specs.

Ken

 

[Hawk4661]

Thanks guys for your heads up....The Loos tension gauge is on my boat list, moving closer to top..lol
Txs ken

 

[Hawk4661]

Txs Brian...I wasnt sure what was meant by "hard over" either.I do agree that sailing is all about balance.
Thanks for your heads up....mark<><

 

[BrianW]

Mark, if you get a heavy rudder, something else is usually wrong. On water ballasted Hunters, most of the time, it's because your rudder slipped up some. If the problem happened from one sail to the next, the rudder position is probably the problem. Pull it back down as quick as you can and you won't need to tie the tiller down. However, a tiller tamer or homemade equivalent will save you some arm power until you get the rudder problem squared away. BrianW