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Folding or not, when not in use it's still in the middle of the cockpit, like an elephant in a tent, on a boat that
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size, where a tiller can be stood straight up out of the way, or like Jon has his, folded away.
And everyone tells me- but it's in the way when sailing- others have to move. But he stated "singlehand" so that's a non issue. Besides,, it's never been an issue on any boat I had, even a 21 footer.
And I crewed for a time on a 50 foot on deck Piinkie schooner, with a tiller:) Seven feet long it was 
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- Add an autopilot
- Good question. Might be a good solution.
- Bristol 30 (Clint Pearson's)
- Bristol 30 Seventies... not so long ago is it?
- it's actually a Herreshoff design, I had a 1968, 29 center board for a while....
- Single Handing Mods...Thanks to all..
- an alternative is folding wheel
- Uh, but the folding wheel is for when you are stopped, right?
- Folding or not, when not in use it's still in the middle of the cockpit, like an elephant in a tent, on a boat that
- Uh, but the folding wheel is for when you are stopped, right?
- an alternative is folding wheel
- What kind of solo sailing...
- why a wheel??
- Singlehanding Mods
- As others have said, self-tailing winches are very useful...
- Go back to the tiller
