If the steering was based on continuous movement of the wheel always rotating the rudders the same way I get the wheel going the right way. Also with a coupled ogive set up it works out right for me.

--- In harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au, Gardner Pomper <gardner@...> wrote:
>
> I was doodling about steering with a single wheel, and it seemed to me that
> if you did that, then turning the wheel clockwise would cause you to steer
> starboard on one "tack" and port on the other. That would get really
> confusing if every time you shunted, you would have to steer the opposite
> direction. Am I wrong on that?
>
> I was playing with the harriette style rudders, where you would not have to
> turn them 180 degrees. If that could be combined with some sort of tiller
> arrangement, it would save space, but wouldn't you then need 2 tillers?
>
> - Gardner
>
> On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 9:52 PM, Mike Crawford <jmichael@...> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >
> > I was assuming that the twin wheels would be locked 90% of the time,
> > functioning like a single wheel, with the option of adjusting the rudders
> > individually when in the mood for extra speed.
> >
> > But if it's more complex than that (such as locking is easier said than
> > done), a single wheel is fine with me. The simpler the better.
> >
> > I look forward to the Sol2 developments. I've always liked the
> > whipstaffs on the Etap monohulls, and was excited to see them on the
> > rapscallion rendering. If there's a way to make them work, that would mean
> > taking up even less space, plus more of the feel of a tiller.
> >
> > - Mike
> >
> >
> > * *
> > Rob Denney wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Twin wheels are not much fun if you are going to do a lot of shunting.
> > Better is to have both rudders connected to a single wheel. Means you can't
> > use them to crab sideways, but this is not a big deal. If you wanted to do
> > this, then a seperate control could be added.
> >
> > A whipstaff takes up less space than a wheel, but as you point out, they
> > struggle with the 360 degree turning circle. I have a few ideas for this
> > using adjustable length steering lines, which will be tried on Sol2, where
> > cockpit room is at a definite premium.
> >
> > rob
> >
> >
> >
>