Bureaucrat, staff, administrator
4,335
edits
Changes
m
→Sailboat
=== Sailboat ===
Smaller sailboats use a simple steering system with a tiller attached to the stern post. If you move the tiller to the left, the boat turns right; move the tiller right, and the boat goes left. A tiller is a horizontal arm that evolved from a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steering_oar steering oar].
Sailboats longer than 30 feet (9 meters) generally use a steering wheel. A mechanical linkage from the wheel controls the position of the rudder. Turn the wheel left and the boat goes to the left — turn right and the boat goes to the right.
* control cables
* quadrant arm on the stern post or rudder shaft
=== Powered Boat ===