Here I am again -- now I'm looking for what is the best choice for the tiller rise ? I'm needing to get a new one as I fixed up one all I can and she is about blown
out ...so winder if the "rise" at forward/middle should best be 4", 4.75" or more ?
Not sure what is best, when I made my new tiller, I copied the curve on the existing but made it a couple of inches longer. The rise, if I understand you correctly is not nearly that much. If you reference the flat aft part that goes into the yoke placing it on a flat surface then measure from that flat surface to the highest part of the arch it is only 1.5" and the knob on the forward tip comes back to the flat surface. Works well for me.
(http://i1007.photobucket.com/albums/af200/brackish_photos/ImprovementsAriontiller013.jpg)
Ruddercraft company website claims a standard 4" rise ? But My old' re-conditioned- rotting tiller rescue turned it into a slightly off axis mount to the tiller/rudder strap location,
so every time I make a fast hard ' a'lee" tack my tiller runs into the cockpit coming.
But when I ordered a tiller for my previous boat( catalina 22 ) I asked for a higher rise - so as to clear my knees when tacking,...so I
thought why not ad rise here in the CP23 ? How high is too much ?
BTW -- WOW ! You must be a master wood craftsman to make a tiller, bending wood, laminating, other stuff I don't even know about.
Amazing professional production grade work pal!
so every time I make a fast hard ' a'lee" tack my tiller runs into the cockpit coming.
Mine too, not sure you can get enough rise to avoid that, that is why it is on a pivot at the yoke. Truthfully, if you go much further than the cockpit coaming, it seems to stall the boat anyway.
BTW -- WOW ! You must be a master wood craftsman to make a tiller, bending wood, laminating, other stuff I don't even know about.
Amazing professional production grade work pal!
Well thanks, but it's not that hard. You just to have the right stuff, in this case a band saw, router, and a bunch of clamps. here are the steps:
http://cpyoa.geekworkshosting.com/forum/index.php?topic=3210.msg21010#msg21010