Rooster Tiller Problem
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LooserLu
LooserLu
Hi,
here is a link that may helps with your problems. It's from the website of C2Marine which also makes very good professional c-tillers, like them from roostersailing.
http://www.c2marine.co.uk/aspbite/a.../../aspbite/categories/index.asp*Q*intCatID=1
Hope that helps
LooserLu
here is a link that may helps with your problems. It's from the website of C2Marine which also makes very good professional c-tillers, like them from roostersailing.
http://www.c2marine.co.uk/aspbite/a.../../aspbite/categories/index.asp*Q*intCatID=1
Hope that helps
LooserLu
Sail4SC
Member
First.. try McLubing it.. This MAY be all you need.
Second.. If it still doesn't go in.. LIGHT block sand the sides one or two sanding strokes at a time with very fine sanding paper.
Re-McLube and try the fit. Do this till you can get it to go in all the way so the backend of the tiller extends slightly out the back. It should be hard to pull out but not impossible.
With it fitted this tight, there is no need for pin at the rudder head to lock it in. The rudder line keeps it pushed back as far as it will goes anyways.
Overtime the fit will become perfect to where McLube may not be required.
Remember your goal is to have a very tight fit so the rudder and tiller move as one in all conditions. When its blowing 30knots and your going into a hyper-speed gybe while carving down the face of a monster wave.. if theres any slop.. well we all know what happens then...
Second.. If it still doesn't go in.. LIGHT block sand the sides one or two sanding strokes at a time with very fine sanding paper.
Re-McLube and try the fit. Do this till you can get it to go in all the way so the backend of the tiller extends slightly out the back. It should be hard to pull out but not impossible.
With it fitted this tight, there is no need for pin at the rudder head to lock it in. The rudder line keeps it pushed back as far as it will goes anyways.
Overtime the fit will become perfect to where McLube may not be required.
Remember your goal is to have a very tight fit so the rudder and tiller move as one in all conditions. When its blowing 30knots and your going into a hyper-speed gybe while carving down the face of a monster wave.. if theres any slop.. well we all know what happens then...
Georg W.F.
Member
Sail4sc is right on. Notice that this is not a problem, but how it is supposed to be. You want to have it fit in the best way possible, so they make them slightly bigger than they are supposed to be. Go with the instructions of sail4sc: sand it lightly and do not use any machine-tools!
GWF
GWF
gouvernail
Super Opinionated and Always Correct
send it back and get an ACME
135569fgsc
New Member
The Rooster sailing site http://roostersailing.com/ under hints and tips has information on installing the rooster carbon tiller.