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I finally decided to connect the tiller using a pin with a ring at the top and a clip under the tiller. It works great, is more sturdy, and it allows me to remove the tiller from the rudder head for storage. You guys were right! Being able to slide the tiller back when motoring was excellent...

To hold the mast off the floor, I use a boomkicker. It works great!

Thanks!

Hi Mike; thanks. How is your tiller attached to the rudder head? Does being able to slide it in the rudder head while sailing leave a lot of slop in the steering?

Thanks Charley; I knew something was amiss here. The tiller was just being bumper-stopped from sliding out of the rudder head by a small philips-head screw! Yikes! You know, the previous owner said his family didn't like sailing the boat much.... I don't wonder why. The halyards were too thick...

Hi All; I just got a Capri 14.2, and I am fixing the rigging to get it ready. My tiller slides through the rudder head, and it is only stopped from sliding out by a small screw at the butt end of the tiller, and that screw is a bit wallowed-out in it's hole, so I foresee disaster as it slips out...