How to Make a Tiller Lock

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  • Опубліковано 23 гру 2024

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  • @RogerRoving
    @RogerRoving 4 роки тому +45

    Lovely! I don’t need to do a video now! One thing though, I have an elastic bungee on the tightening rope, just behind the hook. This means that a gust of wind can always override the tiller lock. It never completely locks the tiller.

    • @TheBoatRambler
      @TheBoatRambler  4 роки тому +7

      Hi Roger, thanks for your feedback! And thanks for your amazing videos, you're an inspiration to many!
      Due to my boat's hard chines and hull geometry as soon as she heels a bit she turns to wind if not compensated by rudder. The rope still allows me to adjust from really tight to no friction and every setting in between! As for the gusts, my boat weights around 100kg with 10m2 sail, if there's any gusts and I don't have that main sheet or the tiller extension on my hand... I'm in the drink!! 😁

    • @hieubb1802
      @hieubb1802 4 роки тому +1

      Oh my idol

    • @TheBoatRambler
      @TheBoatRambler  4 роки тому +4

      Roger's a legend already! 😉

    • @Helliconia54
      @Helliconia54 4 роки тому +1

      I've watched your videos and looked very close to your set up. Now this(plus your input) has made it clearer.Going to fir it on my TS16. Cheers

    • @TheBoatRambler
      @TheBoatRambler  4 роки тому +2

      Hi John.
      I'm glad you liked it.
      I can't stress enough what a relief this little mod has brought onboard!! 😁
      I will try replacing the rope by some "naked" spectra, as after about two weeks and over 50nm of really intense use(system engaged 100% of the time) I'm starting to see some wear on the poly rope I used. It's like the rope is getting lots of little "hairs"... but then again it was really cheap rope from the hardware store.

  • @AusMarineRobotics
    @AusMarineRobotics 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you - couldn't find Roger's original video so appreciate your excellent presentation (and warning!).

  • @wordzenpix
    @wordzenpix 4 роки тому +4

    Clever, minimalist engineering, excellent. Lovely boat also.

    • @TheBoatRambler
      @TheBoatRambler  4 роки тому

      It is indeed!
      Kudos to who invented this system!

  • @markkurtis8637
    @markkurtis8637 4 роки тому +2

    Best instructional video I've seen in a long time.
    Thanks.

  • @johnstarkie9948
    @johnstarkie9948 4 роки тому +8

    This is the Huntingford Helm Impeder, designed and described by John Huntingford several decades ago.
    It is well known in the Dinghy Cruising Association, and was described in our quarterly bulletin.
    Roger would have known exactly whence it came.

    • @TheBoatRambler
      @TheBoatRambler  4 роки тому +1

      Thanks for the Info John! It works a treat! 😉

  • @fredgreen5294
    @fredgreen5294 7 місяців тому +1

    This could come in really useful for a single handing. Now you've got me thinking about how to do this with an aluminum tiller on my old laser 2. Thanks for posting this!

  • @PTMxCh00bX
    @PTMxCh00bX 4 роки тому +2

    Now we wait for the boat to sail around the world on its own ;D
    Another great video!

    • @TheBoatRambler
      @TheBoatRambler  4 роки тому +1

      Thanks!
      I'll swim to shore meanwhile!! 😁

  • @HANDIY
    @HANDIY 2 роки тому +1

    thanks for sharing , I plan on making a tiller lock as well, this really seems like the optimal system.

  • @stuartmenziesfarrant
    @stuartmenziesfarrant 2 роки тому +2

    Nice video, well explained and useful!

  • @GerryChopikRealtor
    @GerryChopikRealtor 3 роки тому +2

    Fabulous! Clean. Simple. Effective. I'm a budget single-handed sailor and a DIY guy so I'm going to give this ago on my vintage 27 ft Mirage. Looks like it could be fairly effective. Nice video and great explanation. Thanks!

    • @TheBoatRambler
      @TheBoatRambler  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you!
      This was a game changer for me! Hope it helps you too!😉

  • @joelbrown4110
    @joelbrown4110 4 роки тому +2

    Wow. Amazing idea. Can't wait to see you on a bigger boat.

    • @TheBoatRambler
      @TheBoatRambler  4 роки тому +1

      Thanks! It is indeed a neat idea although it's not my idea!
      I'll get on a bigger boat within the next 2-3 years! watch this space! 😉

  • @Capitaine.Albator
    @Capitaine.Albator 4 роки тому +2

    Nice video excellent camera work and editing. Thanks for sharing 👍🏻✌🏻🇨🇦

  • @sawer
    @sawer Рік тому +1

    You got me into Dinghy Sailing, last year modified our canoe to have a sail to see if id enjoy it. Just bought a used 420, this is gonna be good summer :)

    • @TheBoatRambler
      @TheBoatRambler  Рік тому

      And those are the best words anyone can throw at me! 😁
      As for the 420... it's a great versatile boat, you can even sail it with just the main if wind is too strong! Or you can get a crew, go on the trapeze and fly! 💪
      Keep us posted, you have my email!
      cheers,
      Teo

  • @josephlai9759
    @josephlai9759 4 роки тому +2

    Thank you so much. I can really feel the fun you are having. Nice boat too! And you made a very important point in your caveat. Could save someone's life for that matter. Well done!

    • @TheBoatRambler
      @TheBoatRambler  4 роки тому

      Thanks Joseph!
      Let's hope it never comes to that! 😉

  • @kenwebster5053
    @kenwebster5053 3 роки тому +1

    That's great, I have single handed a 3 sail dinghy and with messing about with managing all that an pulling the board to clear weed etc, that would be really handy. I just didn't think it could work that well, but you did it and proved it, well done!

    • @TheBoatRambler
      @TheBoatRambler  3 роки тому

      Hi Ken!
      Yes it really works well!
      I believe the original design had a bit of bungee cord leading to the hook. I might try that too at some point too!

  • @buynsell365
    @buynsell365 Рік тому +1

    That looks like it worked out great. Great job.

  • @robear60
    @robear60 9 місяців тому +1

    Thanks

  • @davewebster6945
    @davewebster6945 4 роки тому +1

    Very clever system Teo 😊. When you go off sailing into the beyond with your big boat, please take us with you 🤗👍🏽.

    • @TheBoatRambler
      @TheBoatRambler  4 роки тому +2

      Someone was very clever some time ago since we are still using his system nowadays!
      I'll sail Solo but you are welcome to come aboard and stay a few day in the Caribbean! 😁

    • @davewebster6945
      @davewebster6945 4 роки тому +2

      @@TheBoatRambler I was thinking of you taking us via youtube, it might be a touch too hot for me in the caribean 😄, I think I might actually melt 😂.

  • @davidbarrett7424
    @davidbarrett7424 3 роки тому +1

    Great job, good to hear a shout out for Roger. I saw a diagram of that arrangement a few years back and recall bungee from the hook to the cleat to give a more friction adjustment, and allow for the rope to varying lenght as the tiller moves. Happy sailing.

  • @77goanywhere
    @77goanywhere 4 роки тому +2

    A very simple but effecrive system. I have a very similar system on my boat. I find it very useful when heaving to. I just lock the tiller hard over and let the sail go and I can sit just off the wind indefinitely. With the sail and tiller balanced you can hold a good course for a long stretch. (I do clead the sheet sometimes, but tether myself to the boat when I do, and ALWAYS wear a PFD).

    • @TheBoatRambler
      @TheBoatRambler  4 роки тому +1

      Hi Steve!
      My GIS is so light that everything happens in a heartbeat! Now I can actually relax a bit while doing simple tasks!
      Next to my Lazy Jacks this thing is the best addition to my setup!

    • @77goanywhere
      @77goanywhere 4 роки тому +2

      @@TheBoatRambler My boat is a bit heavier, and has 300kg of water ballast, so the dynamics are much different. A tiller lock really comes into its own on a small cruiser.

  • @AdamPearce
    @AdamPearce 3 роки тому +1

    This is a super useful video - thank you for the effort!

  • @Darfur64
    @Darfur64 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you for showing this tiller mechanism, I've seen articles on it and heard it described but seeing it in action really helped me. I know what I'm putting on my boat in the spring!

    • @TheBoatRambler
      @TheBoatRambler  4 роки тому +1

      Hi!
      I´m glad it was helpful! Good luck next season! 😉

  • @enriquenaranjomarquez2745
    @enriquenaranjomarquez2745 3 роки тому +1

    Me parece una idea excelente tener un freno en la caña del timón, sobre todo para las maniobras de velas.
    Enhorabuena!!!

  • @jtf2413
    @jtf2413 3 роки тому +1

    Really enjoying your videos

  • @eddrm4685
    @eddrm4685 4 роки тому +3

    This looks like it works great and I love how simple it is. I am going try it on my Hobie One 12 and sunfish this spring.
    As always awesome video with very useful info.
    Heading over to the Roger Barnes channel to watch a few videos.

    • @TheBoatRambler
      @TheBoatRambler  4 роки тому +1

      Thanks!
      It does really work great. and you can "dial down" to zero friction even without disengaging the hook!
      I'm really happy about it!

  • @chuckrobinson599
    @chuckrobinson599 4 роки тому +1

    Well I wish you had been around when I bought my MacGregor. The entire rigging was dismantled. You don't know the frustration I suffered, trying to figure out how to get it right. Finally I figured out, that right, is really a personal thing. That you set up a lot of it to suit you, make it so you can sail it. I'm glad I won't have to see that stressed out face you make, handling the tiller anymore. Hurry up and change that clam cleat too. You are a perfectionist, and it will drive you crazy. This has been a long enough comment, but when you get your big boat, and sail the world, you'd better come to the eastern US, so I can meet you, and buy you supper.

    • @TheBoatRambler
      @TheBoatRambler  4 роки тому +1

      Hi Chuck!
      The struggle to do even small things on my boat because I couldn't let go of the rudder really drove me bonkers! A couple of times I actually tied it with a piece of string!!! Had to find a way and... wow! Does this work or what!?! 😁
      I will need 2-3 years to get a boat and fix/sail her before I can cross the Atlantic, but I will get there! 😉

    • @chuckrobinson599
      @chuckrobinson599 4 роки тому +1

      @@TheBoatRambler I demand an audience when you do get here. I love your content.

    • @TheBoatRambler
      @TheBoatRambler  4 роки тому +1

      Thank you for all your support Chuck!
      I'm sure I can figure out the currents and best time to get there from the Caribbean!!
      Or for you to go to some nice warm island!!! 😁

  • @iansymons5911
    @iansymons5911 4 роки тому +1

    Love it! Thank you sir. Come spring I will be doing exactly that same thing on my Tanzer!
    Happy sailing ⛵️!

    • @TheBoatRambler
      @TheBoatRambler  4 роки тому +1

      Thanks Ian!
      Good luck and keep us posted! 😉

  • @crippledkitty863
    @crippledkitty863 3 роки тому +1

    I hope you get to sail away some day. Maybe we shall eventually see you on the west coast of Canada.

    • @TheBoatRambler
      @TheBoatRambler  3 роки тому

      Thank you !...but can we meet half way?? let's say near the Caribbean ? ☀🌴😅

  • @simondixon8023
    @simondixon8023 3 роки тому +1

    Hi- just installed one of these in my Ilur. Works well - thanks for the video.

  • @IrishChippy
    @IrishChippy 4 роки тому +2

    Very good Teo. Like autopilot 😊

    • @TheBoatRambler
      @TheBoatRambler  4 роки тому +1

      Thanks!
      There is actually something you can rig with the mainsheet and the tiller to make an autopilot but it doesn't seem to work to well on small, light, sporty skiffs! everything happens too quick on these boats!! 😁

    • @IrishChippy
      @IrishChippy 4 роки тому +2

      I got my sail from Hyde yesterday. Just waiting for the rope and pullies. I never sailed a boat before, and there is nobody near here to show me. That is where youtube come in handy.

    • @TheBoatRambler
      @TheBoatRambler  4 роки тому

      Nice one!! You can learn almost anything on YT!
      There's is so much information and knowledge to take advantage of! It certainly changed my life!

  • @beyondthis7
    @beyondthis7 4 роки тому +1

    You're awesome Teo... you might consider a way to attach an "overboard release" that would disable the rudder restriction if you go overboard. A quick release of sorts.

    • @TheBoatRambler
      @TheBoatRambler  4 роки тому +1

      Hey Phil!
      Where I sail I don't think I will drown before I reach shore and my boat will end up just a handful of miles away in the worst case scenario.
      Still I can always tie a slipping knot on the main sheet to hold it in position and tie the end of it to my wrist. If I fall overboard at least the main sheet will be released.
      I do have a floating rope tied close to the transom but I haven't felt the need to drag it behind the boat except when I did the capsize tests. 😉

  • @yvesbouchardmoiaussi9717
    @yvesbouchardmoiaussi9717 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you

  • @msf60khz
    @msf60khz 3 роки тому +1

    I think the idea of the Huntingford Helm Impeder, which I have myself, is that the friction is adjustable, so you can move the tiller in an emergency, or just make it slightly cntrolled as wished.

    • @TheBoatRambler
      @TheBoatRambler  3 роки тому

      Hi!
      The system shown in this video IS adjustable and the tiller can be moved if necessary. Depending on how hard you pull it can go from almost no friction to really hard to move. The elastic is a good idea too and I might try it at some point. 😉

  • @WoodRanger138
    @WoodRanger138 2 роки тому +1

    Excellent

  • @geabyrne
    @geabyrne 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks!

  • @The1stGurehaundo
    @The1stGurehaundo 4 роки тому +2

    Excellent!

  • @maesy6730
    @maesy6730 4 роки тому +1

    What you really need is a Portuguesa beauty on the tiller.😁

    • @TheBoatRambler
      @TheBoatRambler  4 роки тому

      HAH! might try to get one someday... 😁

    • @maesy6730
      @maesy6730 4 роки тому

      @@TheBoatRambler 😎

  • @markkurtis8637
    @markkurtis8637 2 роки тому +1

    Hi, again. This season I had my tiller lock set up on the underside of my tiller and had the short piece of elastic as Roger suggested. I repeatedly ran into a problem where it would jam, when completely released but not disconnected. I kept the length of the adjusting line short enough that the clip would stop about 1 inch shy of the eye bolt. It seems the loop in the cross line would twist. Suggestions?

    • @TheBoatRambler
      @TheBoatRambler  2 роки тому

      Hi Mark!
      I don't use the elastic setup, it's double braided poly line for the adjustable line and I now use spectra with no outing for the cross line.
      Also I always leave some some amount of tension on it.
      What is the dimeter on the SS eye on your setup? Being bigger and having some tension (almost zero) should prevent it from twisting...
      Also with the elastic that hook probably travels a lot further aft when fully released, making it prone to twist.
      Just my 2c....

  • @Loque79942
    @Loque79942 7 місяців тому

    You are awesome man!

  • @thomasluypaert1905
    @thomasluypaert1905 4 роки тому +2

    There's a video where Roger explain how it works (but not dedicated to). If I can remember properly, the hook is tied to a sandow on wich he can adjust the tension.

    • @TheBoatRambler
      @TheBoatRambler  4 роки тому +1

      Thanks Thomas! must have missed that one!
      I adjust the tension by pulling it tighter, but to be honest I think a small amount of tension is enough for Forager.

  • @VadiodaXT
    @VadiodaXT 4 роки тому +1

    Bolas... isso ficou mesmo bom :)
    Vou pensar em copiar esse sistema e trocá-lo pelos elásticos que tenho no meu leme, que não funciona lá muito bem...
    Obrigada pela partilha
    Bons ventos :)

    • @TheBoatRambler
      @TheBoatRambler  4 роки тому

      Obrigado Amigo!
      É um descanço!! já o devia ter instalado há muito mais tempo! 😁

  • @jameskelly5973
    @jameskelly5973 3 роки тому +1

    Yep….great idea…I saw it on another UA-cam video and rigged my GIS today…..

  • @eugeniogerth7106
    @eugeniogerth7106 4 роки тому +1

    Muito bom!!!
    @velejandoporai

  • @gems34
    @gems34 4 роки тому +1

    Also a big fan of Rogers channel, kindred spirits :) If you dont know him already you will also love Rael Dobkins, Channel ua-cam.com/channels/d9ghqB2aRAO6aL9ZAOHKMA.html Balkin Shipyards :) He lives in Bulgaria, but used to live in South Africa, he is a proa builder but I'm sure he has Portuguese roots somewhere :)

    • @TheBoatRambler
      @TheBoatRambler  4 роки тому +1

      Hi Tusk!
      Yes I have seen a few of Rael's videos.
      I like his "Let's try it" attitude! 😉

  • @hrxy1
    @hrxy1 Рік тому

    very clear and concise, informative video, thanks