[Rhodes22-list] Tiller/motor connection pics?

[rweiss]

Maneuvering in reverse is where I find Stan's tiller connection the most
helpful. Backing out of my slip with the motor turning with my rudder works
very well. However, I find this connection much less useful when returning
to my slip. Since I'm going very slow and have shifted to neutral to slow
down, the motor no longer has any impact on the steering. My problem comes
when I have wind to contend with which pushes my bow one way or the other
once I make the 90 degree turn right at my slip. Since I'm going so slow,
the wind usually overrides my turn and makes this maneuver difficult. I'm
thinking I need to keep up motoring with more speed and throw the motor into
reverse to stop in order to do this, but that makes me nervous also. 

When I bought my Recycled Rhodes 22 in September 2014, I bought an 8 hp
Mercury OB because it had the shift on the tiller of the OB. Stan installed
a pin on the top of the motor which holds the connecting arm to the rudder.
I assume part of this customization process was making the top of the motor
line up with the connecting arm on the top of the rudder.  I'm really glad I
bought this extra feature, but it really doesn't help much when pulling into
my slip. I'll insert a photo of the connection. 
<http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/file/n52357/DSCN3487.jpg> 



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Bob Weiss
Beach Spring
1998 Rhodes 22 Recycled in 2014
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