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77Gypsy
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Initially Posted - 06/27/2005 :  00:33:58  Show Profile
is there any place where i can order a tiller and have it by next weekend?
Steve
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lcharlot
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Response Posted - 06/27/2005 :  01:13:37  Show Profile
West Marine sells them, I saw one in our local WM just a couple days ago - same part from the same marine woodcraft supplier as the factory OEM tiller. $59 I think. You should be able to order it from Boat US, WM, SailNet, or any of a dozen other marine supply/chandlery places that do mail order. Just Google "tiller" and "marine supply".
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dhunt
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Response Posted - 06/27/2005 :  08:56:07  Show Profile
Fix it! . . . I have two boats that are sailing with repaired tillers. In both cases, the PO had let them go and they were water damaged under the fittings. I cut off an inch or so at the back, epoxied the lamination back together, re-drilled for the fittings and refinished the tiller . . . took a couple of hours.

I had the same initial concern ('had to have a tiller before next weekend') and was ready to spend the bucks for a new one. The repair is pretty easy.
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Earl Landers
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Response Posted - 06/27/2005 :  10:16:56  Show Profile
Larry,
I recently gathered together all my $10 off certificates from West Marine and visited a nearby store. It was my intent to get a new tiller as mine has delaminated again. The new price is $129
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77Gypsy
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Response Posted - 06/27/2005 :  13:35:51  Show Profile
thanx guys. i ordered from West marine's supplier and they had one in stock.
Tiller $85.00
Varnished additional $15.00
Overnight shipping $52.00

not so bad, i should have it by tommorrow.
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 06/27/2005 :  14:24:02  Show Profile
You might want to cancel that order if you can... I just got mine from Catalina Direct for something $59 + $11 shipping--an exact match, varnished and ready to be drilled. It took maybe three working days to get here. WM's price is more like $160+ if you can figure out which one to get--a absolute rip. You might be able to get them to match a price, except that it's their private brand so it could be hard to convince them another tiller is the same, as good, or whatever...

I don't recommend trying to repair these things--you never know for sure what's going on in the laminations. Mine cracked through several inches of wood that had no apparent rot--any repair would have been a silly risk. A tiller takes a little more stresses on "big water" than on a lake--especially when a crew member loses his balance and falls on it...
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77Gypsy
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Response Posted - 06/27/2005 :  19:03:41  Show Profile
funny, i did fall on it which caused the crack. my crew/wife did not notice and i didn't say a word til we got back to the dock then showed her. i heard a good skipper tries not to scare his crew. I appreciate the recommendation for the catalina direct model but i think it is too late to cancel now, i'm sure there offices are closed now. i've ben planning a 3 week honey moon along the Bay and have been delayed over and over. i went for the first tiller i found today because i can't seal with any more delays. i want to get out on the water and return before august to avoid the infamous August DC metro afternoon storms and high grass.
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stampeder
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Response Posted - 06/27/2005 :  22:56:38  Show Profile
Catalina and West Marine get their wood tillers from the same supplier.
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Champipple
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Response Posted - 06/28/2005 :  22:15:30  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
just for an FYI - our tiller is identical to a J-24 tiller. They are usually easier to find than a catalina 25 tiller. (maybe over 20 thousand hulls made has something to do with it)
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georgiaboater
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Response Posted - 06/29/2005 :  21:08:10  Show Profile
i have to agree with Dave Bristle....go through CD...good price and shipping price is not entirely unreasonable....can't underdand why you would go the West Marine route....unless you're setting out for a cruise thursday am ad they had in stock what you needed.

Depending on how your old tiller broke/cracked....a temp repair would work for a weekend...i.e. short fix...I had a lateral crack with some of the lamination coming undone...so I marine glued/expoxied and used radiator hose clamp bands to hold it together after it dried..and left bands on...not real pretty but worked for part of the summer until I finally ordered and new tiller came in.
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