The problem I always have is when I start to go forward in the fairway there is little flow over the rudder and so no steerage as I drift into the propellers of the nearby boats. Turning the outboard solves that
Reuben Mezrich
Cell:410-499-8922
Pelican Cove in Sarasota and Back Bay in Boston

> On Mar 30, 2024, at 6:23 PM, Reuben Mezrich <reuben.mezrich at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Ric
> Backing up out of my slip and turning into the fairway is exactly when I need the tiller
> Thanks
> 
> Reuben Mezrich
> Cell:410-499-8922
> Pelican Cove in Sarasota and Back Bay in Boston
> 
>> On Mar 30, 2024, at 3:36 PM, Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I steer the boat with the rudder.
>> 
>> Peter Nyberg
>> Coventry, CT
>> s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)
>> 
>>>> On Mar 30, 2024, at 1:37 PM, Reuben Mezrich <reuben.mezrich at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I installed a new Tohatsu 8hp long shaft electric start outboard on my
>>> Rhodes 22 and it works great, pushing the boat at over 6 knots which is
>>> around hull speed. Its mounted with the electric winch which runs it up and
>>> down nicely, but the problem is that with the motor down so the propeller
>>> is under water, the tiller arm points straight up..the engine is too close
>>> to the transom and the engine head too low to have the tiller arm in a more
>>> horizontal position. There is no problem adjusting the throttle, but it is
>>> difficult to use the tiller arm to steer the boat
>>> What do you guys do?
>>> --Reuben
>>> Reuben Mezrich
>>> cell: 410-499-8922
>>> Pelican Cove in Sarasota and Back Bay, Boston
>>