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2. Ship's wheel - Wikipedia

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   Diagram of the steering gear of an 18th- to 19th-century sailing ship [3]: 151 Helm of TS Golden Bear. A ship's wheel is composed of eight cylindrical wooden spokes (though sometimes as few as six or as many as ten or twelve depending on the wheel's size and how much force is needed to turn it.) shaped like balusters and all joined at a central wooden hub or nave (sometimes covered with a ...

3. Brodie knob - Wikipedia

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   The knobs are sometimes installed as an aftermarket accessory on farm and commercial tractors, their primary purpose being to ease one-handed steering. At the same time, the driver operates other controls with the other hand or is moving in reverse. Some boats are equipped with a helm featuring a stainless-steel wheel with a brodie knob. [4]

4. Watkins 27 - Wikipedia

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   The Edson pedestal-mounted wheel steering system drivings stainless steel cables, which rotate a quadrant that is bolted and keyed to the rudder post. The sail controls include a main sheet attached to the rear bridge deck on 1978 and 1979 models. After that the boats were delivered with mid-boom sheeting, using two blocks on either side of the ...

5. C&C 57 - Wikipedia

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   A stainless steel rudder post with welded stiffeners for the blade, passes through large diameter bearings which are strongly bonded to the hull. Steering is by a 48 in (120 cm) wheel . [ 5 ] [ 6 ]

6. Little Harbor 44 - Wikipedia

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   A solid teak toe rail, handrails, drip rail, cockpit coaming cups, and seat fiddles are all fitted as well. There are 5 solid teak dorade boxes with plexiglass tops and stainless steel cowl vents. The compass is a 6-inch Danforth Constellation in a stainless steel binnacle. The reacher and genoa tracks are stainless steel and include lead blocks.

7. Whipstaff - Wikipedia

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   A whipstaff is a steering device that was used on European sailing ships from the 14th to the 18th century. Its development preceded the invention of the more complex ship's wheel and followed the simple use of a tiller to control the steering of a ship underway. [1] In a typical arrangement, an iron gooseneck was fitted at the fore end of the ...