Arrgghh!
We spent last weekend on the boat for our last full moon this season,,, probably.
Light winds and then they died altogether, but Sunny an in the 90's at home so we swam and relaxed...
Woke up Sunday morning an while having breakfast saw this:
IMG_0223 by bhacurly, on Flickr
Was glad we didn't have strong winds, OK there was no wind! So we didn't have to decide if we should sail back to the slip... but we did use the tiller and made it back without having to stear with the motor...
Now I have the tiller at home to get a new attachment fabricated before we can sail again!!! I needed to be working on the project boat anyway, but we are hoping the season isn't done! I don't have a spare, and ya it woulda been a pain if things came apart in some of the winds we've been in over the last few weeks, so really, we lucked out there...
Any help from you all would be appreciated. I'll be looking around spokane on Tuesday and am thinking of just having a SS one made in the same dimensions... or maybe someone can Tig weld it for a quick fix for now, it is made of aluminum...
Any thoughts???
Broken Tiller Hardware! HELP!!
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Oh SNAP!
Let us know what you find works out for you.
Let us know what you find works out for you.
1979 C-26
My Boat Overhaul Blog: http://alexadrift.wordpress.com/
My Boat Overhaul Blog: http://alexadrift.wordpress.com/
Here's mine, PO made it from stainless then added extensions as an afterthought, I guess.
As you can see, the rudder shaft collar is still the original aluminum.
Hey Turbo- how did you attach your stainless to the rudder shaft?
As you can see, the rudder shaft collar is still the original aluminum.
Hey Turbo- how did you attach your stainless to the rudder shaft?
Mark
http://s1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc4 ... ew%20C-22/
1975 C-22 currently named Stardust (soon to be "Angela Marie")
http://s1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc4 ... ew%20C-22/
1975 C-22 currently named Stardust (soon to be "Angela Marie")
The pics there are from before I finished installing it. The tube for my rudder head has 3 drilled and tapped holes, 2 on the back and one in the front, all 3/8x16. The 2 in back are set screws and the front one is drilled through the rudder post as well and has a 1/2" long bolt securing it with a lockwasher and loctite. Been out quite a few times without any problems since the install. I must mention that the previous owner had the rudder post and cheeks re-done in stainless.mcrandall wrote:Here's mine, PO made it from stainless then added extensions as an afterthought, I guess.
As you can see, the rudder shaft collar is still the original aluminum.
Hey Turbo- how did you attach your stainless to the rudder shaft?
Check Rigrite, could one of there work?
http://www.rigrite.com/Hardware/Rudder_ ... tml#Tiller Heads
Best!
-JK
http://www.rigrite.com/Hardware/Rudder_ ... tml#Tiller Heads
Best!
-JK