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jotruelove
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Initially Posted - 07/07/2006 :  10:01:43  Show Profile
Hello again fellow Catalina friends!

I have my CAT25 at my local marina, and when watching the fireworks on the 4th I noticed that the wing nut was completly off the tiller bolt.

I had wondered why I had a wing nut in the first place, and not a nylon based lock nut to hold the bolt in place securily.

Can anyone tell me why I should use a wing nut and not a lock nut? I noticed that Catalina Direct sells both, the bolt and the wing nut.

Thanks as always for shared wisdom.

Jim
Fair Winds...



James Truelove
Pearl
1985 Catalina 25
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Rich G
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Response Posted - 07/07/2006 :  10:10:17  Show Profile
I had exactly the same problem and replaced my missing wing nut on the tiller bolt with a Ny-Lock nut. The wing nut would make it easier to remove on a regular basis if you were trailering a lot. If you replace with a wing nut, I would strongly urge the inclusion of a lock-washer to go along with it. I've had no trouble this season with the Ny-Lock, however.
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 07/07/2006 :  10:15:06  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
I am a fanatic about tiller slop, if I wanted slop I would have a wheel! Make sure you have some fender washers to put between the tiller braces and the rudder head so you have a firm fit.
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 07/07/2006 :  13:18:38  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by jotruelove</i>
<br />Can anyone tell me why I should use a wing nut and not a lock nut?<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
I certainly can't. Somebody probably thought it'd be easier to remove the tiller to make room in the cockpit. But you'd need something to hold the bolt so you can unscrew the wing-nut, unless you leave it so loose it's likely to... well, you know the rest. Nylock it!
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Champipple
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Response Posted - 07/07/2006 :  14:49:19  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
I have a double hole clevis pin sized to the 32nd with large cotter pins - zero slop, zero washers.

Prior to that we had a nyland nut on a bolt with washers and a hole with a cotter ring.

That is not something you want to have come off in a blow, but want to be able to get if off in an emergency - i.e. repair the tiller, replace a damaged with a spare.
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Brooke Willson
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Response Posted - 07/07/2006 :  21:34:08  Show Profile
I put a lockwasher under my wing nut, and that solved the whole problem.

Brooke
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DanM
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Response Posted - 07/10/2006 :  07:27:57  Show Profile  Visit DanM's Homepage
For just the emergency removal reason that Duane mentions, we prefer the wingnut. However, one morning after finding it almost completely backed off, I put a dab of GOOP! on the bolt threads. It worked like nylock.
I also use it on the ends of the screw pins on block shackles.
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