grarya01
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Newbie question here, apologize if some of my terminology is wrong. As I'm hunting to buy my first sailboat and looking for an Ericson between 27' and 30' (see my wanted post here: https://ericsonyachts.org/ie/thread...9-have-advice-or-a-boat-pnw-wanted-wtb.19808/) I'm weighing the differences between the wheel option with end-boom sheeting and the tiller with mid-boom sheeting, specifically regarding single-handing. I believe these were the 2 configurations the E27 came in. Is that also true for the other sizes up to 30? Or were there other configurations in regards to tiller models and traveler locations? I saw that maybe the 30 with tiller had the traveler on a small aft deck instead of the cabin top. I apologize if this information is readily available online somewhere, but I've scoured quite a bit and have not had much luck.
I've always thought my first boat would have a tiller instead of a wheel. I like the feel and simplicity of it and I like how I could buy 2 tiller pilots (1 for backup) and still likely be under the cost of a single wheel pilot setup. However, all of my experience with tiller setups have utilized end boom sheeting and allowed for easy control of the main sheet while at the tiller.
For the E27 or other models with tiller and mid-boom sheeting, is this close to the stock setup (sans the self tailer)? Or did they originally come with a 3:1 setup?
Does the mainsheet then get cleated off on a horn cleat aft of the winch if not using the self tailing winch?
So to my main question, are there folks out there that single hand with the tiller and mid-boom sheeting setup and if so, do you find the stock configuration easy enough to handle? Increasing purchase on the mainsheet and upgrading blocks etc. seems like an easy solution for making it easier to pull in the main. But what about quickly easing it during a puff?
Have you made any modifications to make it easier to single hand with this setup or do you have ideas or plans to, if so what are they?
Cheers,
Ryan
I've always thought my first boat would have a tiller instead of a wheel. I like the feel and simplicity of it and I like how I could buy 2 tiller pilots (1 for backup) and still likely be under the cost of a single wheel pilot setup. However, all of my experience with tiller setups have utilized end boom sheeting and allowed for easy control of the main sheet while at the tiller.
For the E27 or other models with tiller and mid-boom sheeting, is this close to the stock setup (sans the self tailer)? Or did they originally come with a 3:1 setup?
Does the mainsheet then get cleated off on a horn cleat aft of the winch if not using the self tailing winch?
So to my main question, are there folks out there that single hand with the tiller and mid-boom sheeting setup and if so, do you find the stock configuration easy enough to handle? Increasing purchase on the mainsheet and upgrading blocks etc. seems like an easy solution for making it easier to pull in the main. But what about quickly easing it during a puff?
Have you made any modifications to make it easier to single hand with this setup or do you have ideas or plans to, if so what are they?
Cheers,
Ryan