there are a type of jam cleat that has a little post on the front. They work great on each side of the tiller. Adjustments of length are quick and positive. You can also quickly release the tiller if you need to steer. I use them to attach the two lines that come from the vane self steering too.
Hi Pauli, love what you're doing. I am starting to experiment with this as well and looking to set it up. Can you tell what good diameter size is for the surgical tubing?
Greetings from Uruguay! Loved the video, I want to start doing this self steering. One question, do you have some sort of wind speed limit? Can gusts affect the setup? If you ca provide an idea in knots would be great. Good winds! 🍻
Yes!! As long as the wind direction doesn’t change, she will keep sailing through a gust. I use the magnus hitch to attach to a sheet. Some people like to mount two pairs of jam cleats under the tiller handle in opposing directions for quick adjustments. I have a shorter video about 5-10 minutes long for explanation of the hardware. Look for the “Quick How To: Upwind Setup”video. Best of luck! Peace
Also, works well with reefed sails in high wind too. It is good to have a jib from a smaller sized boat for sailing downwind in higher winds. But you can also lower your main and just use a working jib.
Hey man - nice vids. I see some folks attach the control line directly to the boom when heading upwind. But, I see that you attach it to the inner main sheet. Why not directly to the boom? Any thoughts would be welcomed.
Well for one, on my boat, the inner is closer and easier to reach. I suppose I could attach to the boom and not have to detach when tacking. Jeez, the parallels here to my life. Thanks for the thoughts.
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"Absolutely gorgeous day" is an understatement. 😉😁
Totally!
Dads are not given near the respect we deserve.
Wow that young kid sure has a voice
Thanks. She has an incredible voice. She sings all the time. Thanks for watching!
This is really useful thanks
Glad you like the video! It is a great skill to learn.
Neat! Will try soon. What a wonderful trip!
Thank You for watching. Thanks for the comment.
Great thanks ! Just noticed your channel , keep it up it's great .
Thanks bud!
Taking this trip this spring 🙂
It's wonderful out there. We often go on Memorial Day weekend just as in this video.
there are a type of jam cleat that has a little post on the front. They work great on each side of the tiller. Adjustments of length are quick and positive. You can also quickly release the tiller if you need to steer. I use them to attach the two lines that come from the vane self steering too.
Thanks for the tip!
Hi Pauli, love what you're doing. I am starting to experiment with this as well and looking to set it up. Can you tell what good diameter size is for the surgical tubing?
3/8” surgical tubing
Good stuff, especially the Hamilton.
Greetings from Uruguay! Loved the video, I want to start doing this self steering. One question, do you have some sort of wind speed limit? Can gusts affect the setup? If you ca provide an idea in knots would be great. Good winds! 🍻
Yes!! As long as the wind direction doesn’t change, she will keep sailing through a gust. I use the magnus hitch to attach to a sheet. Some people like to mount two pairs of jam cleats under the tiller handle in opposing directions for quick adjustments. I have a shorter video about 5-10 minutes long for explanation of the hardware. Look for the “Quick How To: Upwind Setup”video. Best of luck! Peace
Also, works well with reefed sails in high wind too. It is good to have a jib from a smaller sized boat for sailing downwind in higher winds. But you can also lower your main and just use a working jib.
Hey man - nice vids. I see some folks attach the control line directly to the boom when heading upwind. But, I see that you attach it to the inner main sheet. Why not directly to the boom? Any thoughts would be welcomed.
Well for one, on my boat, the inner is closer and easier to reach. I suppose I could attach to the boom and not have to detach when tacking. Jeez, the parallels here to my life. Thanks for the thoughts.