[Public-List] Tiller to Rudder Connection

[Michael Connolly]

Jonathan,
Several times I have been able to slip in bronze flat washers to take up the space between the rudder head fitting and the tiller fitting. If the bolt hole is elongated you can drill out a true hole and place a bushing around the bolt inside of the rudder head fitting. Keep this greased up nicely.
Michael
> On 03/27/2024 1:13 PM EDT George Dinwiddie via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> 
>  
> Jonathan,
> 
> In my experience, the "ears" where the bolt goes through the piece at 
> the top of the rudder shaft bend inward slightly, and that's where the 
> play comes in. I suggest a bushing between these, as mentioned on 
> https://alberg30.org/maintenance/Steering/TillerHead.html
> 
>   - George
> 
> On 3/27/24 1:00 PM, Jonathan Bresler via Public-List wrote:
> > Folks,
> > 
> > Our boats have a number of miles under their keels.  Over that period of
> > time, the H-shaped metal piece that connects the tiller to the rudder and
> > the metal piece at the top of the rudder shaft wear.  Over time, the system
> > develops an amount of play.
> > 
> > Seems that we might be able to eliminate the play by shaping the end of the
> > tiller to match the width of the metal piece at the top of the rudder shaft
> > and attaching the tiller to that metal piece with two pieces of bar stock,
> > say 1/8" thick, 1" or so wide, and some 6+" long.  The aft end of each
> > piece would be drilled for the pivot in the rudderhead and drilled for
> > bolts to attach the tiller.
> > 
> > Anyone try this?
> > 
> 
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