[Public-list] Replacement tiller

[Roger L. Kingsland]

Don,

Do you have any experience with steaming?  If so, have you noticed that
steamed wood conforms with the exact bent shape after dry or does it "relax"
a little toward the original shape?


Roger

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Campbell" <dk.campbell at sympatico.ca>
To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 11:06 AM
Subject: Re: [Public-list] Replacement tiller


> Joe;
>     It only takes a 2 x 6 for the base of a form, several well placed 1/2
" bolts to
> act as limits for the bend,   some (5 at the most)  bendable strips of
whatever wood
> you want to make a tiller from of length about 45" for the longest ones
and some  Epoxy
> and you can make your own fairly easily. If you need to buy a sander, and
additional
> clamps,  it will still be cheaper than having one custom made. I have made
one from
> hickory and am well pleased with it. I found that the max was about 1/4"
thick to allow
> bending without steaming it.
> Don
>
> FITZONELOVE at aol.com wrote:
>
> > My current tiller is delaminating, and I was wondering if anyone has
replaced
> > theirs with another boats stock tiller, as I can't locate an Alberg
> > replacement, and custom is too much $$.  This site seems to have many at
reasonable
> > prices:
> >
http://www.pyacht.net/cgi-local/SoftCart.exe/online-store/scstore/h-h_and_l_sa
> > ilboat_tlliers.htm?E+scstore
> > My Alberg is an 1968 #286.
> > Thanks in advance!
> > Joe
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