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islander
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Initially Posted - 04/05/2012 : 15:43:28

I can't be the only one with this annoying squeak that comes from the bottom of the tiller and the top of the transom every time you move the tiller. Some of you might also have noticed considerable wearing away of the gel coat where the tiller rubs on the transom but it was the squeak that was killing me so I screwed a strip of cutting board to the bottom of the tiller and both problems were solved. The tiller now glides smoothly back and forth and no squeak. Any one else have this and if so what was your fix?

Scott-"IMPULSE"87'C25/SR/WK/Din.#5688
Sailing out of Glen Cove,L.I Sound

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awetmore
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Response Posted - 04/05/2012 : 15:55:55

The new U-style tiller strap that CD sells will prevent your tiller from going below horizontal, so it won't touch the transom top.

My quick fix before that was just a piece of duct tape under the tiller. There was a roll of it on our boat and it was easy to apply while on the water.

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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 04/05/2012 : 17:11:04

I like the cutting board idea. My C-22 rudder doesn't have a "ledge" on the front edge of the rudder to catch the tiller, like in the photo above, so the tiller will come to rest on the transom unless I hold it up. I tried screwing in an eyebolt under the tiller in the front edge of the rudder the stop the tiller, but inadvertant downward pressure on the tiller bent the eyebolt, and it broke off when I treid to remove it. Has anyone tried screwing in bolts on the sides of the tiller under the tiller straps to catch the tiller and hold it in a specific position?

Edited by - dmpilc on 04/05/2012 17:14:22

dlucier
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Response Posted - 04/05/2012 : 17:35:54

Mine just needed to be just a tad higher so it wouldn't rub so I grabbed a couple of nylon washers from my spare parts bin and placed them on both pintles which raised the tiller up the needed eighth inch. Another trick is putting a stick-on cabinet door/drawer bumper on the little step section on the rudder just beneath the tiller.

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pastmember
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Response Posted - 04/05/2012 : 18:53:24

Neither of mine ever touched.

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redeye
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Response Posted - 04/06/2012 : 06:08:37

I made a dam of duct tape and poured some resin in where it was wearing on the hull.. now I put a little oil on that resin.

Edited by - redeye on 04/06/2012 06:09:11

waterbaby
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Response Posted - 04/06/2012 : 06:38:48

Great topic! Yes I'm having that annoying problem too. We've just been bungee cording the tiller to the backstay but it's not a perfect solution and it was on my list of things to figure out. I kinda like Don's idea with the cabinet damper but I don't remember if my rudder has that step.

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Peregrine
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Response Posted - 04/06/2012 : 07:35:55

Great fix.
I had a small strip of plastic that I attached to hull with small dab of silicone where the tiller touched and that fixed it.

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JAB
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Response Posted - 04/09/2012 : 08:25:24

First effort: a 1-1/2-in.-dia. Teflon chair leg tip screwed into the tiller (where the piece of cutting board sits, above). Worked okay until it wore out. Then the no-longer-recessed installation screw started digging into the fiberglass transom.

New idea: Stainless rub strip about 8 in. long screwed down onto the transom. A second rub strip is going on the underside of the tiller so's to form a right angle or thereabouts. Will let you know how it works.

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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 04/09/2012 : 10:00:29

I stacked a few fender washers on top of each gudgeon. There's no point in having anything constantly rubbing on the top of the transom or the bottom of the tiller.

Edited by - Stinkpotter on 04/09/2012 10:04:32

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