H & L Marine Woodwork
2965 E Harcourt St.
Rancho Dominguez Ca 90221
323-636-1718
310-638-8746
fax 323-636-1720
Largest and oldest marine workworking outfit in US.
Probably make all of the ash/mahogany laminated tillers you see in any catalog (pyacht, defender, wm) and in any store.
The tillers have a sleek and recognizable style.
[They custom made a tiller for litlgull* for about the same cost as one of their ready-made classboat tillers.
I mailed them a full sized cardboard pattern which they translated into a beautiful laminated tiller at a reasonable price. And in about a week.]
Check their prices first befor committing to an internet catalog purchase.
They may have a pattern for a replacement tiller for Ariel/Commanders.
Ask, if that's what you want.
They may have made and supplied the original tillers for Pearson A/Cs 50 years ago.
*You can get your new tiller bare or varnished. Since the tiller has to be carved to get it to fit our tiller head - and also I wanted to prep the wood myself with penetrating epoxy and use Epifanes varnish - I got it unfinished. It was a little cheaper, but also arrived nicely sanded, ready to go, and beautifully made.
A pleasurable experience!
{I must apologize for all the endless repetition I have made here on this subject.
In the future I'll try to remember to review the thread BEFOR posting. Sorry.}
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