Hey Alan,

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CLiff Ruckstuhl

You had mentioned you had a friend who raced the 28.5 and he had taken off the wheel and went with a tiller. I am giving this some very serious thought and would like to know more about how he did this. Taken out the pedistal and installing the tiller does not look to tough but how did he do the engine controls? CLiff
 
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Cliff, I'll get the info from my friend and pass it along to you. He also removed the doors and replaced them with velcroed fabric. The cabin sole was removed and replaced with 1/8" luan plywood that was marked with lines for the stringers. Failure to step on the stringers meant a hole in the floor!! The seahood was also removed. The stove was replaced with a gimbaled propane single burner. Basically "everything" with needless weight was removed. We must have removed over 1000lbs. Jeff's rule: Make 2 piles, necessary and unnecessary. Take the necessary and throw out 1/2, keep the rest. Jeff is a maniac like me, BUT we won losts of races.
 
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I would love the opertunity to talk with him about boat set up and his tiller conversion. Email me off site so maybe I could get his phone # cliffr@sbcglobal.net Cliff
 
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Cliff

No problem, his name is Jeff, and his email is abcrental@erols.com. He is one of the most knowledgeable sailors that you will ever talk to. He is loaded with empirical as well as practical experience. When it comes to sailing, he is totally prepared and leaves no stone unturned.
 
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