Tiller Discussions

[bill@ariel231]

Mike

That break looks familiar.. my store-bought tiller also de-laminated from that spot to about midpoint on the tiller. after i cleaned out the old glue and relaminated with thicked epoxy i haven't seen the problem reoccur.

cheers,
Bill

[mbd]

I didn't think the wood was up to re-laminating, although, in retrospect, maybe I should have just cut the bad part out a filled with epoxy? Oh well, if the shortened version doesn't work out, I'll have a spare tiller.

[mbd]

And here's my tiller fitting. I never realized it wasn't "original" until Bill posted pics of his a while ago. It's bronze, so one of these days I'll have to clean off all the silver paint and get down to the good stuff.

I suppose, since it is closed on top, it does have the advantage that I could seal the bolts through the tiller from the weather easier and keep most of the moisture away from those holes in the future...

[Bill]

Looks original to me . . .

[c_amos]

FWIW,

That is the exact same casting I have on Faith.. (mine is a bit more wallowed out).

[Tim D.]

FWIW,

That is the exact same casting I have on Faith.. (mine is a bit more wallowed out).

Craig, If by wallowed you mean the holes becoming oval, mine has done the same thing creating a fair amount of slop in the tiller/rudder connection. So I am planning on drilling it out to the next bolt size. Anybody done this?

Tim

[c_amos]

Tim,

I have both that problem and the problem of the sides of the fitting being bowed where the play has widened them out. This problem has been discused in this thread. You might wanna take a look at that link before you take out the drill.

[mbd]

Looks original to me . . .

I stand corrected. I "misremembered" A231-Bill's posted pics as having 2 long tangs (?) with no top. Thanks for posting the thread, Craig, my quick search last night didn't turn it up...