I recently bought and installed a Tiller Trimmer (http://www.tillertrimmer.com), which works great. Paid $59 for mine, but I see they've dropped the price to $49, free shipping. They delivered quickly, and I think it's a great device. Once you've got it trimmed right, you can leave the helm for several minutes. Rick M-17 #633 Lynne L ************** Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008. (http://citysbest.aol.com?ncid=aolacg00050000000102)
Rick, I have the same style tiller tamer on my M-15.? For the most part it works well, however, for?all you other M-15 owners, be aware that this type of tiller tamer has a tendency to catch the traveler during tacking in light air.?? Skip M-15 #210 Wild Guppy? -----Original Message----- From: JDavies104@aol.com To: bonniekostka@sbcglobal.net; montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:30 am Subject: Re: M_Boats: Tiller Tamer I recently bought and installed a Tiller Trimmer (http://www.tillertrimmer.com), which works great. Paid $59 for mine, but I see they've dropped the price to $49, free shipping. They delivered quickly, and I think it's a great device. Once you've got it trimmed right, you can leave the helm for several minutes. Rick M-17 #633 Lynne L ************** Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008. (http://citysbest.aol.com?ncid=aolacg00050000000102) _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
The ad at the link notes that the device could be located on top or underneath the tiller, so perhaps the latter configuration would solve the problem of tangling with the 15's traveler. In any event, I've had many many occasions to stretch a long-legged 6'3" frame, one foot resting on the end of the tiller to at least avert an uncontrolled turn, if not maintain a heading, while I reached forward to clear a twisted bolt-rope feed on the mainsail, or tie off a forward reefing line. You guys pushed me over the edge at a weak moment, and I've placed my order. -----Original Message----- From: wcampion@aol.com To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:04 am Subject: Re: M_Boats: Tiller Tamer Rick, I have the same style tiller tamer on my M-15.? For the most part it works well, however, for?all you other M-15 owners, be aware that this type of tiller tamer has a tendency to catch the traveler during tacking in light air.?? Skip M-15 #210 Wild Guppy? -----Original Message----- From: JDavies104@aol.com To: bonniekostka@sbcglobal.net; montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:30 am Subject: Re: M_Boats: Tiller Tamer I recently bought and installed a Tiller Trimmer (http://www.tillertrimmer.com), which works great. Paid $59 for mine, but I see they've dropped the price to $49, free shipping. They delivered quickly, and I think it's a great device. Once you've got it trimmed right, you can leave the helm for several minutes. Rick M-17 #633 Lynne L ************** Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008. (http://citysbest.aol.com?ncid=aolacg00050000000102) _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
M15 SCRED had a tiller tamer that was ~1/4 broken when purchased. i fiddled at making it 'work' to some extent. SCRED's was located on the 'bottom' of the tiller. the weakness of this location, IMO, is if you 'lift' the tiller to raise the rudder you put stress on the 'tamer' causing it to break. i did this to terminal affect causing 'bits' of tiller tamer to fly around the cockpit. in time i'm going to move to the a 'tamer' that uses a cleat with a line. i have seen this work with good results on gary hyde's M17. dave scobie M15 #288 - SCRED visit Scred's www-site: http://www.freewebs.com/m15-named-scred paint4real@aol.com wrote: The ad at the link notes that the device could be located on top or underneath the tiller, so perhaps the latter configuration would solve the problem of tangling with the 15's traveler. . . . -----Original Message----- From: wcampion@aol.com To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:04 am Subject: Re: M_Boats: Tiller Tamer Rick, I have the same style tiller tamer on my M-15.? For the most part it works well, however, for?all you other M-15 owners, be aware that this type of tiller tamer has a tendency to catch the traveler during tacking in light air.?? Skip M-15 #210 Wild Guppy? -----Original Message----- From: JDavies104@aol.com To: bonniekostka@sbcglobal.net; montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:30 am Subject: Re: M_Boats: Tiller Tamer I recently bought and installed a Tiller Trimmer (http://www.tillertrimmer.com), which works great. Paid $59 for mine, but I see they've dropped the price to $49, free shipping. They delivered quickly, and I think it's a great device. Once you've got it trimmed right, you can leave the helm for several minutes. Rick M-17 #633 Lynne L
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