Hi Terry - Great subject! I have used the emergency tiller on the sailboat just to see what it is like. It would not be much fun to use for more than a few minutes; but on this boat it's easy to rig a couple of lines from the tiller to the winches. Seahorse also has an emergency tiller - a massive 2-piece affair similar to the sailboat's. The rudderhead is in the aft stateroom and so the tiller would be positioned between the berths. What we don't have (but should) is a pair of tackles and a means of securing them although it would be easy to do by fixing large eyebolts through the furniture. And, the "tillerman" would need a handheld or some other form of comms in addition to his "tea." However, with good maintenance, I don't think there's much risk of losing steering as much as perhaps losing the rudder itself due to crevice corrosion of the rudderstock (if a tube) or rusting of the webs or welds inside a foamed 'glass rudder. Thankfully, ours is solid glass and the stock is solid, so there's not much risk. Meanwhile I have steered the boat in calm conditions by setting the helm a few degrees to port and varying the wing engine's speed so as to steer a straight line. It doesn't take a large rudder angle to offset the wing's thrust, at least on our boat. Regards, John "Seahorse" > Has anyone ever had to use an emergency tiller? If so, were you able to do so successfully? This question applies especially to those of us with a single main engine and a large rudder. In my case, an Nordy 46. If one was using a wing engine and had to enter a large rudder angle to counter the wing's offset thrust, with a stubby tiller arm on a big rudder, well, I doubt even Arnold could hold that very long. So, rigging suggestions would also be interesting. Especially if anyone has ever had to do this in earnest. I'd be as interested in the things that didn't work as in the things that did. **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001)