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My tiller has about 1" of free play in either direction before the rudder engages. This has got steadily worse over the past year. Anyone know what the 'fix' is? E-mails to Piper have gone unanswered.
Thanks, Dot. A fitter at Mercia told me that also, so I walloped it with a club hammer (via a piece of wood to avoid damage) but it wouldn't budge. There is a set screw below the brass collar where the tiller spindle enters the bearing on the stern. Should that be removed first, maybe?
Was annoyed by a rattling tiller so contacted Tony Payne at Red Bull Basin and in June last year spent a couple of days out of the water when the the complete tiller assembly was removed and repaired. Surprising the amount of wear on the tiller spigot and mountings merely by the swinging of the tiller arm. More to the tiller than meets the eye but what a difference when corrected.
I did photograph the tiller assembly removed but posting them is another world.
Thanks for the pic. No this shouldn't be removed. It needs a really good wallop - that should do the job. Failing this it would be best attended to next time you're blacking.