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Davy J
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Initially Posted - 03/08/2011 :  12:47:14  Show Profile
Has anybody changed to this tiller strap from CD:
http://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display& product_ID=1146& ParentCat=38
My tiller "squeaks" a lot, I was thinking this might help. My concern is that the holes in my tiller are straight. From the photo, it does not appear that way on this strap?
Davy J


2005 Gemini 105Mc
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John Russell
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Response Posted - 03/08/2011 :  13:18:04  Show Profile
I'd start by removing the existing bolts and replacing the washers/bushings and tightening the bolts again. Probably get rid of the squeak a lot cheaper.
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islander
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Response Posted - 03/08/2011 :  13:40:09  Show Profile
I put a dab of Vasoline between the straps and the head of the rudder and also added a rub strip along the bottom. I was getting squeeks from the wood rubbing against the fiberglass. No squeeks now.
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JohnP
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Response Posted - 03/08/2011 :  13:47:17  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 Davy J</i>
My tiller "squeaks" a lot...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

What part of your tiller squeaks? My rudder was slightly loose and used to first rattle, before I changed the top gudgeon, and then slightly before I changed the lower gudgeon. Then after those mods the rudder was nice and tight, and since I guess the gudgeons were slightly out of alignment, the rudder started to squeak when the tiller was moved quickly. I simply greased the plastic rings of the new gudgeons and the squeaks disappeaared.

Does your tiller squeak when you raise and lower it? Or when you steer with it? Could it be your rudder?
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NautiC25
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Response Posted - 03/08/2011 :  14:22:09  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 islander</i>I was getting squeeks from the wood rubbing against the fiberglass.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">I've got that same squeek.
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 03/08/2011 :  19:47:29  Show Profile
When mounting my rudder, I slip nylon washers on the pintles which both reduces metal-on-metal contact with the gudgeons and raises the rudder a wee bit preventing the tiller from rubbing the transom. I also use thin neoprene washers between the tiller and tiller brackets and place thin nylon washers between the tiller bracket and rudder.
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Patrice C25
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Response Posted - 03/10/2011 :  07:47:37  Show Profile
Hi,
As mention earlier, check where the noise come from.
I had the same problem, I have an aluminium strip on the transom and the metal side plate of the tiller was rubbing on it.
Did like Islander, bought a 1$ cheap cutting board, cut a strip and fixed it under the tiller with 2 S.S screw.
I also had slack in the gudgeon, bought 2 bronze sleeve bushing, drill the support bigger, so now the gudgeons rest on a bronze bushing and raised by 1/16in.
No more noise, no more slack.
:-)
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