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I have repaired several broken tillers for local folks.
I shortened the tiller my about 10cm (which is allowable) and this was a popular practice by a number of American sailors at the worlds who found it makes it easier gybing in high winds as you can stay further back. they did it regardless not due to breakage.
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Gary
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I shortened the tiller my about 10cm (which is allowable) and this was a popular practice by a number of American sailors at the worlds who found it makes it easier gybing in high winds as you can stay further back. they did it regardless not due to breakage.
Cheers
Gary
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16/11/2022 03:43:00
Ratz
Posts: 3
Morning, yes i have broken the joint between rudder stock and carbon tiller only a few weeks ago. The manufacturers have glued in an aluminium spigot into the tiller( held also by two rivets, one on aft end of d/h cleat, other bottom of tiller). The short spigot end was simply glued into stock that end is short and is the part that bends and pulls out. To remove spigot from tiller a norrow blade hack saw( 25t per inch) is required and some patience to cut the spigot in the tiller longitudinally. Remove riverts.Care is required not to cut the tiller itself! Break the glue joint by first squeezing the remaining spigot in a vice then tapping a thin flathead screwdriver or similar along the cut line. Care required. Once glue bond is broken its a matter of removal. Clean out remaining glue in both tiller and stock.
I replaced spigot with same guage but ss tube( much stronger). Instead of gluing i just riveted with an additional rivet in stock head. You will of course have to drill holes for rivets in ss and a larger one for rudder downhaul. Sound as a pound. Good luck and patience required. Otherwise buy a new rudder stock and tiller at an unbelievable expensive price!
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I replaced spigot with same guage but ss tube( much stronger). Instead of gluing i just riveted with an additional rivet in stock head. You will of course have to drill holes for rivets in ss and a larger one for rudder downhaul. Sound as a pound. Good luck and patience required. Otherwise buy a new rudder stock and tiller at an unbelievable expensive price!
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11/01/2022 09:35:00
Jaquesey
Posts: 2
I broke my rudder stock yesterday. It is a clean brake at the end of the carbon tiller tube.
Has anyone had any success removing the remnants of the aluminium casting from within the tiller tube.
I have drilled out the rivets.
The parts seem held together either by corrosion or adhesive. There is no metal sticking out to get a grip on.
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10/01/2022 13:34:00
Serenity
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