Re: [Cal_Boats] Re: Tiller Strap & Cap for a Cal 3-30

Harold No I did not think about this. I will investigate Thanks --- On Wed, 12/3/08, haroldbeer <be… [at] msu.edu> wrote: From: haroldbeer <be… [at] msu.edu> Subject: [Cal_Boats] Re: Tiller Strap & Cap for a Cal 3-30 To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 9:46 AM --- In Cal_Boats@yahoogrou ps.com, Preferred Customer <deitch3000@ ...> wrote: > > Fred > The cap fit to the rudder post is very tight, futhermore a 5/8" bolt has been used as a key to prevent movement between the cap and the post (The bolt passes thru both the cap and the rudder tube). The slop I am, experiencing is between the bolt which passes through the tiller strap and the post cap. The hole in the post cap is elongated and allows free play between the tiller and the rudder. Inaddition to this wear, there is extensive wear on the face of the tiller flange that rubs against the cap. have you thought about bushings? on my cal 2-27, there was considerable play in the tiller strap caused by wear. I pressed in bushings along with a short piece of stainless tubing to keep from bending the 'ears' of the strap -- you don't need a tight fit to the cap, just a fit that doesn't have play. I can imagine you could put bushings in the post cap and rudder post if you want a good fit there too. Caveat: I'm in fresh water so I don't concern myself with galvanic corrosion much. The bushings are oilite sintered bronze. It's been several years and my tiller is still snug as a bug. Harold Beer Cal 2-27 #189 Saugatuck, MI

And for galvanic corrosion, you could think about using Marelon stock or some such plastic rather than metal. td From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com on behalf of Preferred Customer Sent: Wed 12/3/2008 11:07 AM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Re: Tiller Strap & Cap for a Cal 3-30 Harold No I did not think about this. I will investigate Thanks --- On Wed, 12/3/08, haroldbeer <be… [at] msu.edu> wrote: From: haroldbeer <be… [at] msu.edu> Subject: [Cal_Boats] Re: Tiller Strap & Cap for a Cal 3-30 To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 9:46 AM --- In Cal_Boats@yahoogrou ps.com, Preferred Customer <deitch3000@ ...> wrote: > > Fred > The cap fit to the rudder post is very tight, futhermore a 5/8" bolt has been used as a key to prevent movement between the cap and the post (The bolt passes thru both the cap and the rudder tube). The slop I am, experiencing is between the bolt which passes through the tiller strap and the post cap. The hole in the post cap is elongated and allows free play between the tiller and the rudder. Inaddition to this wear, there is extensive wear on the face of the tiller flange that rubs against the cap. have you thought about bushings? on my cal 2-27, there was considerable play in the tiller strap caused by wear. I pressed in bushings along with a short piece of stainless tubing to keep from bending the 'ears' of the strap -- you don't need a tight fit to the cap, just a fit that doesn't have play. I can imagine you could put bushings in the post cap and rudder post if you want a good fit there too. Caveat: I'm in fresh water so I don't concern myself with galvanic corrosion much. The bushings are oilite sintered bronze. It's been several years and my tiller is still snug as a bug. Harold Beer Cal 2-27 #189 Saugatuck, MI DISCLAIMER: Important Notice ************************************************* This e-mail may contain information that is confidential, privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, do not duplicate or redistribute it by any means. Please delete it and any attachments and notify the sender that you have received it in error. Unintended recipients are prohibited from taking action on the basis of information in this e-mail.E-mail messages may contain computer viruses or other defects, may not be accurately replicated on other systems, or may be intercepted, deleted or interfered with without the knowledge of the sender or the intended recipient. If you are not comfortable with the risks associated with e-mail messages, you may decide not to use e-mail to communicate with IPC. IPC reserves the right, to the extent and under circumstances permitted by applicable law, to retain, monitor and intercept e-mail messages to and from its systems.

if the tiller is not down as low as it will go, you will have slop. I changed to a tiller with more rise so i did not have to lift the tiller up when steering and standing. I'm betting your slop goes away when you steer while sitting? Reggie To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.comFrom: de… [at] yahoo.comDate: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 08:07:03 -0800Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Re: Tiller Strap & Cap for a Cal 3-30 Harold No I did not think about this. I will investigate Thanks--- On Wed, 12/3/08, haroldbeer <be… [at] msu.edu> wrote: From: haroldbeer <be… [at] msu.edu>Subject: [Cal_Boats] Re: Tiller Strap & Cap for a Cal 3-30To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.comDate: Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 9:46 AM --- In Cal_Boats@yahoogrou ps.com, Preferred Customer <deitch3000@ ...> wrote:>> Fred> The cap fit to the rudder post is very tight, futhermore a 5/8" bolt has been used as a key to prevent movement between the cap and the post (The bolt passes thru both the cap and the rudder tube). The slop I am, experiencing is between the bolt which passes through the tiller strap and the post cap. The hole in the post cap is elongated and allows free play between the tiller and the rudder. Inaddition to this wear, there is extensive wear on the face of the tiller flange that rubs against the cap.have you thought about bushings? on my cal 2-27, there was considerable play in the tiller strap caused by wear. I pressed in bushings along with a short piece of stainless tubing to keep from bending the 'ears' of the strap -- you don't need a tight fit to the cap, just a fit that doesn't have play.I can imagine you could put bushings in the post cap and rudder post if you want a good fit there too.Caveat: I'm in fresh water so I don't concern myself with galvanic corrosion much. The bushings are oilite sintered bronze. It's been several years and my tiller is still snug as a bug.Harold BeerCal 2-27 #189Saugatuck, MI