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Prospector
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Response Posted - 06/22/2009 :  06:51:22  Show Profile  Visit Prospector's Homepage
Consider a cut-off wheelbarrow handle for an emergency tiller. Cheap, sized right, just have to drill some holes and have some bolts on hand.
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GaryB
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Response Posted - 06/23/2009 :  17:35:47  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 Prospector</i>
<br />Consider a cut-off wheelbarrow handle for an emergency tiller. Cheap, sized right, just have to drill some holes and have some bolts on hand.
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Excellent idea! Should be just about the right width. I think I'll get one to use as a guinea pig for testing out tiller lengths.
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monkeybird02
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Response Posted - 06/24/2009 :  10:40:21  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 Prospector</i>
<br />Consider a cut-off wheelbarrow handle for an emergency tiller. Cheap, sized right, just have to drill some holes and have some bolts on hand.
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The PO of my boat actually did this as permanent replacement. I hated it. Until I took it home, sanded it down, and teak-oiled it. Now I like it a lot. I was gonna buy a proper tiller, but once I did this, I saw no need. It looks pretty ok, and feels not-too-bad. I need to sand a little more, and re-oil, but I'm satisfied with it. Maybe I'll varnish it, or whip a tiller wrap on the grip area.

As a side note to a previous post, my tiller does lift up out of the way, and I lift it often on a crowded boat. And it does this (afaik) without any modifications.
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