Sean
Member
I have just thrown in the bin a Rooster carbon tiller that had snapped. It had gotten old and was worn out so I foolishly thought I would try the same trick as Steve as in this photo and it snapped right in the middle. I weigh 85 kg so maybe that was just too much weight. I had intended to re-epoxy the part that gets inserted into the rudder stock but that wont be happening now...
That photo of someone, presumably Steve, standing on one of his own tillers must weigh considerably less than I do. Or is it a specially reinforced tiller that was made for demonstrating its strength and made differently to the ones that are sold? Why can we not see the upper body? I would like to see the whole image so that I can see the upper body is not being supported in some manner.
I would be very interested since that photo is such a selling point for this tiller to see other people test their Rooster tillers. Might be a bit of an issue if they break in the manner my did though. If they do not break when randomly tested that would be quite a marketing tool though. How about it Rooster, I tested mine and it snapped explosively, just a one off?
I was stupidly ordering a replacement from Rooster when I came across this tiller at intensitysails.com Far East Carbon tiller I have purchased this one and will review it when it arrives. It looks identical to the Acme one although a 100grams heavier maybe.
The good thing is that Intensity will ship to Australia whereas Steve Cockerill and Rooster Sailing UK refuse to sell to Australia from the UK.
That photo of someone, presumably Steve, standing on one of his own tillers must weigh considerably less than I do. Or is it a specially reinforced tiller that was made for demonstrating its strength and made differently to the ones that are sold? Why can we not see the upper body? I would like to see the whole image so that I can see the upper body is not being supported in some manner.
I would be very interested since that photo is such a selling point for this tiller to see other people test their Rooster tillers. Might be a bit of an issue if they break in the manner my did though. If they do not break when randomly tested that would be quite a marketing tool though. How about it Rooster, I tested mine and it snapped explosively, just a one off?
I was stupidly ordering a replacement from Rooster when I came across this tiller at intensitysails.com Far East Carbon tiller I have purchased this one and will review it when it arrives. It looks identical to the Acme one although a 100grams heavier maybe.
The good thing is that Intensity will ship to Australia whereas Steve Cockerill and Rooster Sailing UK refuse to sell to Australia from the UK.