Shawn, My C&C 39 has an e-tiller that is simply a 3' piece of steel pipe welded to a 3" piece of heavy gage square tube that fits over the rudder post fairly snuggly. The pipe is welded on at about a 20 degree angle (above horizontal) and my post is right under the binnacle with easy access to it from in front. When the e-tiller is mounted, you can sit on one of the lazarettes and steer fairly comfortably, with your feet. Steering by hand requires a lot of hunching over and little visibility.
James SV Kristy Message: 5 Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2020 08:39:23 -0700 From: Shawn Wright <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Stus-List Emergency tiller Message-ID: <CACGFLYWKyR6VNVG3Qf6+XUVsPxtdhkDo5tvSPSud3Bed=xp...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" This thread reminds me that I still haven't finished fabricating the e-tiller for my 35-2. I think I asked a while back, but if anyone has a photo of an original 35 mk2 tiller, I'd love to see it. It is quite different from the mk1, since the rudder post is behind the pedestal. What came with the boat is a thick steel plate that clamps on the rudder post, then a vertical aluminum pipe to bring the height to almost above the wheel, ending in a "T" welded to the pipe. I have a few ideas on how to make a tiller to attach to "T", but am still curious to see what an original looks like. Oh, and my re-wiring job that is quickly progressing to a complete teardown of the boat has almost reach the steering gear, so an inspection under there is imminent. Things looked good in terms of nicely greased and clean, but the issue of cable damage caused by rudder turning too far needs to be checked - my rudder turns beyond 45 degrees at full lock. -- Shawn Wright [email protected] S/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35 https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
