Re: [Cal_Boats] Tiller Strap & Cap for a Cal 3-30
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.
I am atempting to avoid having a tool and die shop make a replacement out od Stainless Steel.
--- On Mon, 12/1/08, Fred Haas <ol… [at] seanet.com> wrote:
From: Fred Haas <ol… [at] seanet.com>
Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Tiller Strap & Cap for a Cal 3-30
To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, December 1, 2008, 1:07 PM
Preferred,
Mine is also loose to the point that the pilot drives the boat like a drunken
sailor. I think the fault lies with the compression tube inside the cap, which
seems to act as the bearing for the top bolt. Most of the wobble seems to come
from there. If that is the case, could a machine shop not create a replacement
top yield a tighter fit?. I'd be interested in your thoughts, as this is
too far down my gotta do list to put much energy into at this time.
Fred Haas
3-30 Nemesis
Tacoma
On Dec 1, 2008, at 9:02 AM, Preferred Customer wrote:
> Does anyone know of a source for a replacement tiller strap and cap for a
Cal 3-30.
> My current one has become very sloppy and worn. I would like to replace
it before my tiller disconnects it's self from the rudder.
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