Hi:
The emergency tiller arrangement that came with my DE 38 is a pritty a poor design. I think that the former owner put it together and I am sure that it would not hold up under a real load.
Did the DEs come equipped with an emergency tiller as standard or an accessory or are they all owner designed/fabricated.
I am planning designing and fabricatiing a new one and would appreciate description/pics or drawings of other emergency tillers.
Thanks,
Carmine
'75 DE 38 Topaz
I have an emergancy tiller on my DE 32, it is 1"x1" solid steel welded to a cylindrical peice that fits into the hole on my aft deck. a notch has been taken out of the cylindrical part that fits right into my rudder fitting below deck. Ive used it once just to see if it worked. it just clears the wheel and actuall makes the wheel spin. probbly in a heavy sea it would require some muscle to make the boat behave but I am quite sure the tiller itself would stand up to about anything.
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