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folks, i'm very happy to announce that CSF is far enough on Luna to start thinking about the helm station.

What we have is a modern ship rebuilt to 18th century appearance, with modern helm equipment. Here is where we would like your help and input. Send us pictures of forward facing center pedestal wheels on wooden sailing ships. Also, what do you use most often and what do you wish you had for a helm configuration for a similar project. Remember this is an open boat, so fancy electronics are not going to be there. Were talking a compass, controls, and a wheel. I'll try to get a picture up this weekend.

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Still a pity you can't put a tiller on her...

Truly,

D. Lasseter

Captain, The Lucy

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Try some of these images, perhaps you more "techy-types" can enlarge and scan them for ideas:

http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=dutch+masters+ship+paintings&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=

Hard to beat the Dutch painters for details. Hope this helps.

Bo

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here is the Shandarts photo gallery, some decent shots of their cabinet in there, very similar to what we have planned......

http://www.shtandart.com/picture_gallery.htm

heres a couple

http://www.boatnerd.com/news/newsthumbs/newsthumbs_645.htm

wheel on the pride

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  • 1 month later...

To my Tiller friends: Anybody ever used a tiller on a boat over 30'? It's a royal pain. Hated steering on the boat I served on. 'Course, it did have a cantankerous hull design. I guess the whipstaff is out of the question?

If you're gonna swing, swing for the fences...if you're going after Jaws, bring along the tartar sauce.

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What about the "shin breaker" arraingement of Tiller/Wheel combination. It will move the whole rig further aft giving more space for a binnacle that can contain the instruments you need without having them visable until in use. Dutch "X" (his mark)

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