[Public-list] Emergency Request for help with a part!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :(

[Gordon Laco]

I knew a fellow when I was a boy whose parents took the tiller away from
their boat so that he could not take it out without permission (I thought he
was amusing then, now that I am a father I shudder to think what sort of
child would drive parents to resort to such a thing...)  Undaunted, he
snapped a  large set of Vice Grips to the shaft and went on several late
night expeditions in the boat.

Gord #426 Surprise






>>> Remember you drill out the thickest part of the shaft
> making it even weaker.
> 
> John Boor
> I do not recomend this proceedure.  I did this 3 years
>> ago and have had second thoughts since.  If you think
>> about it the shaft is 3/4in dia and you drill 1/3rd of
>> this dia away leaving 1/4in either side for strength, I
>> worry about twisting under heavy weather loading to this
>> day. I wished I had not done this but had a new one
>> machined with the correct slot position.
>> 
>> Food for thought
>> 
>> John Boor
>> MAHSEER #380
>>> So I put the fitting on straight, without the key in the
>>> keyway, and drilled all the way thru for a 1/4-20 bolt
>>> and nut, that prevents twisting of the fitting. So as
>>> not to be too far crooked while drilling, I went 1/2 way
>>> from each side. The holes met less than 1/64th apart. It
>>> has been working now all season. I get a little
>>> squeaking but very little play.  Ed. Schroeder
>>> 
>>> FINNUS505 at aol.com wrote:
>>> Hey,
>>> 
>>> The dreaded play in the tiller............. I took the
>>> rudder post head  fittings apart to find the rudder post
>>> cap has two cracks in it, which explained  why
>>> tightening the fastening bolts did not eliminate the
>>> play. The cracks are  about 1/8" long, extending
>>> verticaly up from the bottom of the cap sleeve
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