Rob, May I suggest "Ralphing" the tiller.. (I didn't make that up. Someone on this list did) All one has to do is...
Just TURN you present Tiller.. Upside Down.. I did that several years ago. The problem of the Too Long Tiller had me stumped. Shortening it made it tough to hold on to especially when under power during a turn, I tried a couple different tillers but they didn't work very well.. Then I turned just turned it upside down. It solved lots of problems.. No "knocking" the knees of crew, No banging against the cockpit seats, No tired arm holding it Now, I can move it around without hitting anyone or thing,, And, the best part... I simply REST my hand on it while driving. As to STANDING, ... While it may look Odd in a lot of ways, The tiller will hold it's self up so you can Straddle the handle and ..YEP, Steer the boat. Very comfortably, I might add (No jokes please.. LOL ).. See the attached photo (sorry it's so ragged. I had to zoom it in a bit). I stand behind the dodger driving for long periods of time steering with my inner thighs. I only have to move away to do Large Course changes. And, you can always put it back to normal if you wish.. I'll never go back to the standard tiller mounting. Ralph Ahseln "Oblio" Lying: Portland OR From: RobAdkins Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 12:03 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [IC27A] Tiller Trouble hi all, so my problem is my tiller is too long. LOL, not usually an issue brought by a male but in this case it gets in the way of the crew when tacking. has anyone experimented with a shorter tiller or one that folds in half or something? our dodger prevents standing erect near the companion way so one must step back a bit and risk a tillerous encounter. thoughts? thanks-rob
