John- What I can do is to make them a foot longer (48") and to not put a schnobble on the end so people can cut it off as they please. One of Tom's earlier suggestions was to add part of the increase on the aft end, so those who won't want the whole 12" increase can cut off part of the rudder end, which would be simpler to refinish.
Jerry jerrymontgomery.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Tyner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2005 2:59 PM Subject: RE: M_Boats: (no subject) > Jerry, > I have an original tiller (34", which I've never used, so I can't complain) > and a longer one (60", which is too long unless you're solo and thinner), > so, in my opinion, 4' would be about right. > > -- > John Tyner > M-15 "Chimpanzee" > > > -----Original Message----- > From: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > .com]On Behalf Of jerry > Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2005 3:11 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: M_Boats: (no subject) > > > I've just finished a large laminating job and have spruce and phil. mahogany > left over- enough to make a bunch of 15 tillers. > > Tom Smith was kind enough to make a tracing from his 15 tiller and send it > to me, which is a start. On the 15's I have set up for my use I remember > that I had the tiller made a little longer, like 6" or a foot, maybe, which > is what I intend to do, partly because I've heard some comments on this list > about the tillers being too short for some. Your suggestions as to the > length are welcome. > > I'll probably put a bit more drop in the S bend of the tiller to get the > busuness end a little lower for the sake of comfort. Remember that the > tiller can't raise up unless you want to raise the rudder also! Comments? > > Jerry > jerrymontgomery.org > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
