Recent content by klin0295

I found an interesting article from Southeast Sailboats and Micky Beckett says it should be no less than 8mm from bottom of tiller to top of traveler cleat, that seems too low in my eyes. I feel the tiller would be very likely to run into the traveler cleat when tacking. I was able to get it...

I was able to adjust it using sand paper, I basically adjusted the aft end on the upper portion and the forward end of the lower portion to rotate the tiller downward. There is a bit of space between the rudder head and the forward end of the upper portion as well as the aft portion of the...

Thanks for the reply! To shape the tiller what would you recommend? Course sand paper and then to add material just a 2 part epoxy?

So last winter I picked up a new Rooster "Standard" Carbon Tiller (Not the ILCA one) and I also spliced a new traveler for my 2001 Vanguard Laser. The Traveler is New England ropes STS-WR2 (I had read that those don't stretch and are resistant to wear). My previous set up it replaced was the...