[Public-List] Tiller Head - I'm stuck!

[Michael Grosh]

Originally it was just a set screw, with a shallow detent on the rudder
shaft, but over the years everyone has taken a shot at modifying, some
better, some worse.

MichaelGrosh
#220
On Mar 31, 2012 3:38 PM, "Jeffrey" <alberg30nh at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm about to embark on a cockpit floor re-core, but I've hit a roadblock
> getting the tiller head off.
>
> In front of the tiller head is a big (5/8 If I remember) bolt head.  This
> bolt..no way is that sucker moving.  So far a couple of days dribbling in
> some PB Blaster and still nothing. The bolt looks like steel.
>
> What exactly is this bolt? Does the bolt go through the rudder shaft? I can
> just almost barely see the back side, and it looks like there *may* be a
> hole. Is this common to all boats?
>
>
> Jeff
>
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