tiller arms

antlr-king · Post by **antlr-king** » Sun Apr 08, 2012 11:17 am

I took these tiller arms off to inspect. Hmmm looks like I'm getting 2 new ones... It never ends....

Big D · Post by **Big D** » Sun Apr 08, 2012 11:22 am

I gotta love you salt water boaters, you guys have the most interesting hardware pics

Gotta a source for new ones? Perhaps Beacon will have in stock.

antlr-king · Post by **antlr-king** » Sun Apr 08, 2012 1:13 pm

nah. havnt even looked for them yet. the salt water is hard on everything. but it seems there could be steps taken to prevent this kind of corrosion. now when i took these off. there were ground wires attached to them. why is this nessary? when the rudder bracket is grounded also.?

Big D · Post by **Big D** » Sun Apr 08, 2012 1:24 pm

antlr-king wrote:.... there were ground wires attached to them. why is this nessary? when the rudder bracket is grounded also.?

These and the collars are the only pieces of hardware that are actually in hard contact/continuity with the rudder shaft.

antlr-king · Post by **antlr-king** » Sun Apr 08, 2012 1:29 pm

ah, i see

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Sun Apr 08, 2012 2:35 pm

30+ years old they have done well . I would cean them up and if they are solid I would use them .

jefflaw35 · Post by **jefflaw35** » Sun Apr 08, 2012 2:56 pm

prowlersfish wrote:30+ years old they have done well . I would cean them up and if they are solid I would use them .

+1

alexander38 · Post by **alexander38** » Sun Apr 08, 2012 5:16 pm

++1, wire brush them put a rust converter on them and use a good paint lets say rustoleum and not the spray can stuff, I've done this to stuff then baked it at 100 degrees for and hr and it last forever...did it to a TV antenna mount 3 yrs ago and no rust yet...

Commissionpoint · Post by **Commissionpoint** » Sun Apr 08, 2012 5:36 pm

Maybe you guys missed the cracking and deterioration around the collar screw. If it was mine I'd ditch those without any further thought. No point trying to reuse garbage.

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Sun Apr 08, 2012 5:56 pm

Sure did miss the crack , the other maybe fine but a good inspection is always a good idea

alexander38 · Post by **alexander38** » Sun Apr 08, 2012 7:16 pm

Commissionpoint wrote:Maybe you guys missed the cracking and deterioration around the collar screw. If it was mine I'd ditch those without any further thought. No point trying to reuse garbage.

sorry I did miss it...good catch...86 them..

antlr-king · Post by **antlr-king** » Sun Apr 08, 2012 8:36 pm

yea the one is cracked. both the holes are alittle sloppy. and a bolt is lodged in the other one. i found some for 62 bucks each. so its not a hole lot for 2 new ones compaired to what i've spent so far.

alexander38 · Post by **alexander38** » Sun Apr 08, 2012 9:46 pm

antlr-king wrote:yea the one is cracked. both the holes are alittle sloppy. and a bolt is lodged in the other one. i found some for 62 bucks each. so its not a hole lot for 2 new ones compaired to what i've spent so far.

that's good news..

Commissionpoint · Post by **Commissionpoint** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 12:00 am

antlr-king wrote:yea the one is cracked. both the holes are alittle sloppy. and a bolt is lodged in the other one. i found some for 62 bucks each. so its not a hole lot for 2 new ones compaired to what i've spent so far.

I tend to think you could get a pair made at a good machine shop for less than 62 bux each. They are pretty simple. Thats approaching titanium pricing!

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 6:32 am

Thats a fair price IMO . I did quick look around and 61.99 was about the best price with a list of $87.82 (Buck Algonquin bronze ). If you keep looking you may be able to fine some thing cheaper . one place was 90.22