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GaryB
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Initially Posted - 04/03/2012 :  21:41:18  Show Profile
I noticed the tiller was delaminating all of a sudden. Anyone have a recommendation on a glue to use when putting it back together?

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delliottg
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Response Posted - 04/03/2012 :  22:07:39  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
Epoxy is your best bet. I use WEST System, but any of the ones made for marine use will likely work just fine.

I'd spend some time making sure it was worth your time to fix. When mine delaminated it looked great, I'd just refinished it and an easy foot of it snapped off in my hand on a blustery day.
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redeye
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Response Posted - 04/04/2012 :  05:25:44  Show Profile
I'd use Gorilla glue. Try to get it apart and sand it and blow it out. Clamp it up and stay with it, wiping away the excess glue as it expands out of the laminates. It will continue expanding for several hours. After it hardens it is some really hard stuff.

Grind it down, sand it down rough and put on a sanding sealer and sand it some fine. Hang it up and brush it with several coats of whatever the heck ya got..
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redeye
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Response Posted - 04/04/2012 :  05:33:43  Show Profile
Oh... and I kinda agree... go get a new tiller rather than work on the old one.. I've had one break and it was not fun.

But then you might like that one...

We had a buddy that was into woodworking turn a straight one for us on a southcoast sailboat..
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 04/04/2012 :  06:13:43  Show Profile
When I bought my boat the tiller looked great, but was delaminating a little so before I put it in the water, I bought a new C25 tiller from the local West Marine that they had on clearance for $48.00. After doing so, and after hearing how easily these things can snap even though they may still look great, I put the old one to the test to see how much it could take and that thing snapped as if it were a twig made of balsa.

Tillers are relatively cheap. Buy a new one, then glue up the old one for an emergency tiller.
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Prospector
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Response Posted - 04/04/2012 :  06:35:57  Show Profile  Visit Prospector's Homepage
Should I post that an emergency tiller can be made from a wheelbarrow handle again, or have I said it too many times already?
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JimGo
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Response Posted - 04/04/2012 :  06:45:40  Show Profile
I think that's one of those tidbits that never gets old.
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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 04/04/2012 :  06:47:52  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Should I post that an emergency tiller can be made from a wheelbarrow handle again, or have I said it too many times already?<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
It's good info for newbies and great for oldies as our memories fail.
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Prospector
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Response Posted - 04/04/2012 :  06:58:21  Show Profile  Visit Prospector's Homepage
OK then - Hey guys, if you pick up a wheelbarrow handle, they are often mahogany, and make a pretty decent spare tiller handle. Just cut it to length, predrill it to take the bolts from your existing tiller, and stow in the quarterberth or dumpster.
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