The deck of my sunfish has become scratched due to the tiller touching the surface as it is use. I have raised the tiller but cannot hide the scratches with gel coat. Is there some kind of cover that I can adhere to the deck over the curved tiller path to eliminate further markings and cover the old ones...any ideas?? Scott
This will not get rid of old scratches, but would prevent further scratches is you were to zip tie some pipe insulation to the tiller arm. Cheap and temporary fix. Any pictures?
Your tiller should not touch the deck when you are sailing. You may need to reposition one of the bolts on the tiller straps to raise the tiller off the deck, an easy fix.
#4) If the above steps are impractical due to severe wear, re-establish the relationship of the three holes at the rearmost part of the tiller. (Cut off 1½" off the tiller, carefully press, examine, and align to "clearance" the tiller off the deck—drill two new holes).