[Public-list] tiller head removal

[EddieDiver at aol.com]

I have taken the tiller head off of Emotional Rescue #303, four or five 
times. After loosening the knurled Allen head set screw, I sprayed Teflon or Blast 
Off lubricant on the head, put a block of wood alternately from one bottom 
side to the other and hammered it up and off.

If the bronze bar key in the keyway isn't jammed, it should be rather easy. 
Last year, when the head was wobbly, I inserted a very thin piece of bronze 
sheet between the side of the key and the keyway; it helped for a few months. I 
would also like to get a new head and am also going to Strictly Sail on 
Thursday, the first day. 

Do you know which vendor sells them at the Show? Can we meet? I live in 
Chicago.

Ed. Schroeder

 1107038798.0