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Home Forums Search Trailer Sailor Roster Chandlery Events Classifieds Resources About TSBB SBO Sites	Instructions/FAQ | Rules & Etiquette | Edit Profile | Forum Login View Thread | Post Response | Return to Index | Read Prev Msg | Read Next Msg | Tiller trouble Posted By: Don Person Date: 5/28/10 6:31p.m. Report: outside forum guidelines In Response To: Tiller away from the trouble (Nick S) One of our webmasters is Mike Westfield. Mike used to sail with the Potter Yachters and spent a lot of time trying to teach me how to sail. This was fun because besides being a very experienced and adventurous sailor he had a quick and often outrageous sense of humor. He also had a store of nautical sayings among which was "tiller to trouble." This means that if your boat is about to hit the rocks on the port side or is heeling too far to port push or pull the tiller to port, ie toward the trouble. Or to starboard if that is the direction of the trouble. Another one Mike liked to remind us with is "never approach a dock faster than you want to hit it."

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Turtle Rx: Any Thoughts on Best Practices for Assisting P15 Recovery? -- Carl P-19 #1432 "Dagmar" on SF Bay -- 5/26/10 10:45a.m.

Well -- Tim"Morning Dove" P19 #457 -- 5/26/10 1:52p.m.

Thanks Tim, the bailing while doing a slow tow or with side stabilizing . . . -- Carl P-19 #1432 "Dagmar" on SF Bay -- 5/26/10 11:43p.m.

Other turtle tales -- Harry Gordon, wwp 14 #234, Mtn. View, CA -- 5/26/10 3:23p.m.

Could a P15 be unturtled from another boat using the mainsheet . . . -- Carl P-19 #1432 "Dagmar" on SF Bay -- 5/26/10 11:17p.m.

Righting a turtle -- Don Person -- 5/27/10 10:26a.m.

Thanks Don, not an option in your case & risk of structural damage in others -- Carl P-19 #1432 "Dagmar" on SF Bay -- 5/27/10 12:49p.m.

Thank you Harry fo your fine article on turtling and the linked cases ... -- Carl P-19 #1432 "Dagmar" on SF Bay -- 5/27/10 12:34a.m.

P 15 capsize -- Eric Hughes -- 5/26/10 7:09p.m.

Eric, bilge pumps are nice, but... -- Jerry - "Lia" Bull's Eye #918 - SF Bay -- 5/26/10 8:24p.m.

Manual emergency pump -- Tim"Morning Dove" P19 #457 -- 5/26/10 8:52p.m.

P19 Manual Bilge Pump -- Tom Emrey -- 5/27/10 6:19a.m.

Plastimo , 10-12gpm, 1 1/2 hose -- Tim"Morning Dove" P19 #457 -- 5/27/10 6:38a.m.

cheap buckets.... -- goose p14#164 -- 5/26/10 10:07p.m.

Thanks Eric, all good observations . . . -- Carl P-19 #1432 "Dagmar" on SF Bay -- 5/27/10 12:46a.m.

P 15 capsize -- Eric Hughes -- 5/26/10 8:05p.m.

Not sure why that double posted, sorry -- Eric Hughes -- 5/26/10 8:10p.m.

Woodward P 15 capsize -- Pam Griggs -- 5/26/10 9:35p.m.

Pam and Dave, you could not have been with a better group of sailors to help you -- Carl P-19 #1432 "Dagmar" on SF Bay -- 5/27/10 12:57a.m.

I think I can speak for ... -- Dan Ricker -- 5/27/10 8:39a.m.

#1. Righting Tips: link to article on righting a capsized dinghy... -- Carl P-19 #1432 "Dagmar" on SF Bay -- 5/26/10 10:06p.m.

My thoughts -- Darrel Heirendt com-pac 16 SweetGeorgia Brown -- 5/27/10 2:21p.m.

Thoughts -- Don Person -- 5/27/10 5:56p.m.

turtle tamer -- goose p14#164 -- 5/27/10 7:36p.m.

Mast floats -- Katie Taylor -- 5/27/10 9:34p.m.

Hobie Float on Potter and Another Option -- Harry Gordon, wwp 14 #234, Mtn. View, CA -- 5/28/10 11:55a.m.

Tiller away from the trouble -- Nick S -- 5/28/10 5:24p.m.

 Tiller trouble   -- Don Person -- 5/28/10 6:31p.m.

Thanks Darrel. You da Man! You made the rescue. Your story gives good lessons -- Carl P-19 #1432 "Dagmar" on SF Bay -- 5/27/10 11:14p.m.

Thanks Darrel -- Dan Phy -- 5/28/10 8:16a.m.

Hatch boards -- Darrel Heirendt com-pac 16 SweetGeorgia Brown -- 5/28/10 1:52p.m.

Carl, Very Good Analysis! -- Bill Nolen, P-15 Babe -- 5/28/10 2:53p.m.