A tiller extension is not required - Note the rope horse.
Tiller extension in stowed position - Note the lashing to secure it. Ugh!
The tiller is far better without an extension. I'll be changing the sheeting arrangement.*
Quite a few changes to the original Iain Oughtred design
were made to Pike by previous owners.
The rudder was modified by having a fairly unique system for raising the lower
half. This entailed having an up-haul and a downhaul, both of them running
along the upper surface of the tiller. Each had independent hooks for retaining
them when under tension. Above them there was a tiller extension. These
additions did not feature in the original design.
When I sailed the skiff for the very first time I found that
there was no need for an extension, because the tiller could be reached when I
was sitting on the side benches and on the thwart. Furthermore, the sheet
sometimes became trapped under the end of the extension.
Another added item not featured in the original design was a
rope horse for a sheet block. When there was no tension on the block it often came
into contact with the tiller and the extension. Instead of a rope horse there
should be a continuous* sheet running from the clew of the sail through single blocks
either side of the transom. The sheet should be long enough for the sail to be brailed to the mast.
I am currently making these changes. There are a few more things I would like to attend to before
my next sail.
Link
‘Pike’s’ Rudder
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