re: (bolger) widening holes . . .

----- Original Message -----
From: Nels
To:bolger@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 10:44 AM
Subject: Re: (bolger) widening holes . . .



----- Original Message -----
From: ~Edwin ~
To:bolger@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 10:24 AM
Subject: Re: [bolger] widening holes . . .


Bill, I am a complete novice at this - but sometimes this can shed 'new light' on a situation. Anyway why does your tiller "waggle"? What becomes loose? Would not developing a better support for the tiller be easier. I have also heard of using a 'shock absorber' on the tiller, such as a bungee cord. We use a lot of bungees in canoeing which is mostly what I do. May not be seamanlike, but they work!

Nels Arvidson



>From: "Bill Samson"
>Reply-To:bolger@yahoogroups.com
>To:
>Subject: [bolger] widening holes . . .
>Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 14:31:04 +0100
>
>Hi guys,
>
>Following the interesting thread regarding rudder stocks for Micro, I've got
>a notion to change the one in my Chebacco.
>
>When I built her I put in a 1" dia galvanised steel stock, which has been
>fine in most ways, except that the diameter is too small to get a decent
>tiller attachment at the top, so I've always had tillers that have developed
>a waggle after sitting on the mooring with tiller lashed for a week or two
>while the seas bash the rudder around.
>
>A 2" dia steel pipe would be much less prone to such wear and I'm minded to
>replace the smaller stock with this.
>
>My problem is this - I already have a 1" dia hole (6" long) in the bottom of
>the hull to accommodate the stock. How can I widen this to 2". My 2" bit
>works fine in solid wood where the central spike has something to screw
>into. I've thought of gluing a 1" dowel in the hole, but this would present
>end-grain to the screw on the bit, and probably wouldn't work too well.
>
>All inspired ideas will be gratefully considered.
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>Cheers,
>
>Bill
>
>PS Yesterday was end-of-season and the moorings need to be lifted, so I
>hauled my Chebacco using our tiny Peugeot 206 hatchback, and trailed her up
>the hill to our house. Ain't light displacement boats great?
>


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