tiller/rudder

I have a hobie cat 14 and im making it a turbo so do i have to put on a longer extension when im out on the trap or do i need one on each side?or what should be the right lenght when ur on a trap??

My cat didnt come with a tiller that connected to the crossbar so I bought a 4' length of dowling from home depot (forget the thickness, maybe 3/4"), the connector brackets and wrapped it in electrical tape. 4' is borderline too long for me because you have to swing it around the main sheet when you tack or jib. I dont have a trap so I dont think 4' is long enough for you, maybe 6' would do the trick. When I have my feet in the straps and hiked out so my ass is past the side rail, 4' is long enough. Try rigging up something using an extension pole (like the kind you use for painting that retracts inside of itself). I looked into this, but there was too much play, it would have worn out/seized up in no time.

I didnt buy the official hobie tiller not because of price but because my dealer didnt have one and I live in a remote area.

Note: the dowling must have got waterlogged after a year because I was flying a hull and was about to capsize so I let the main out and came crashing down. The force jolted me backwards and I snapped the tiller and fell off the back of the boat. Luckily the boat eventually turned into the wind, meters before smashing into a rock.. I tried to find a better alternative but couldnt, so I made another tiller using the same method as before .

oh lol ok thanks man

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nice what lake is that on?

My boat is at our cottage in a very remote area of Northern Ontario, Clear Lake. I am usually the only craft on the water.

oh cool im at gimli manitoba

Nice. I take it you sail on Lake Winnipeg? Do you wear a wetsuit, must be damn cold water even in July. Have you sailed across the lake?

yah but i sometimes wear a wetsuit and no i havnt been a cross the lake in it but i have in my 33 foot c and c boat. i think i might do it next year tho