Tiller/Rudder cleat or holder?

Letitflow

Letitflow

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To free up a hand and/or paddle straight what do yall use to keep the tiller straight? A bungee across? Does that work well? Anybody mount a fairlead and cam cleat (small) directly under the tiller handle? With a short piece of rope to cleat? Good or bad idea?

Other ways to keep the rudder straight without holding it and easy release?
 
mixmkr said:
I'm able to sit on my tiller extension and use it to free up a hand occasionally.
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Yeah, me too. This is part of my dock launch issue. Just trying to reduce the tasks in heavy air launch from dock. I guess a quick release for the tiller (like using my rump) would be more reliable than a cleat that could be problematic if it was a release/jam issue.
 
Regarding the "heavy air launch" would getting started earlier in the day help?

Winds in my location pick up at 8 a.m. and increase until 11:32-AM, when they typically drop to nothing (in summer). :confused:
 
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