We have just purchased a 260K with wheel steering. I previously had a 23.5 and we have a 14.2, both have tillers. Noticed that the 260K seems to turn much more slowly than the tiller boats. Is it just wheel steering, or is it size of rudder compared to boat length? Or am I just imagining things? It does seem that the rudder on the 260K is not as long (I am not talking height here, both rudders are probably about 3+ feet tall) compared to the boat length as the two smaller boats. Tiller steering just seemed much more responsive.
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Lot more weight
Lots more weight to move around, more surface in the water. Funny thing we had a 14.2 also, first time out I was showing my wife how it handled. She had sailed alot of Hobie's and when it came time to tack she threw the till over and put me in the bottom of the boat. We did 3 - 360 deg turns before I could release the sheet. Her comment was "pretty quick on its feet isn't it". Moved upto a H19 and now a H260. I find the 260 will turn pretty quick depending on winds, forward speed. We like the wheel alot and will never go back to a tiller even though it has gives great feel for the boat and water. Jim S/V Java
Lots more weight to move around, more surface in the water. Funny thing we had a 14.2 also, first time out I was showing my wife how it handled. She had sailed alot of Hobie's and when it came time to tack she threw the till over and put me in the bottom of the boat. We did 3 - 360 deg turns before I could release the sheet. Her comment was "pretty quick on its feet isn't it". Moved upto a H19 and now a H260. I find the 260 will turn pretty quick depending on winds, forward speed. We like the wheel alot and will never go back to a tiller even though it has gives great feel for the boat and water. Jim S/V Java
THINK ABOUT IT
A tiller angular effective function is a max. of 40 degrees any thing beyond that point will stop the boat in the water, on a clock your looking at movement from 12 noon to 2, or 12 to 10, 0n a wheel, you may have two full rotations from stop to stop, or a plus or minus of 48 hours or 24 times the diference.
A tiller angular effective function is a max. of 40 degrees any thing beyond that point will stop the boat in the water, on a clock your looking at movement from 12 noon to 2, or 12 to 10, 0n a wheel, you may have two full rotations from stop to stop, or a plus or minus of 48 hours or 24 times the diference.
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