The weather was up in the 50s today. Therefore, I took the opportunity to do a little work on the boat by installing the gudgeons and locating the pintles. After several measurements with the help of my daughter (this is a two man job), we decided the lower pintle and gudgeon were on center, and just high enough for the rudder cheeks to clear the water while under way, while giving maximum blade depth. An hour or so later, sealed the holes, bolts, and nuts with 5400. The tiller clears the deck with room to spare, but is not too high. It also looks as if the chosen length is just right and with a tiller extension will be a pleasure to operate. We hope we got it right.
Tiller clears the deck.
Vertical alignment looks ok.
Just a nice shot.
Length of the tiller looks good. I like a slightly larger handle for long rides. Most steering will be done from the tiller extension. I will also add an uphaul in addition to the down haul. It is not on the plans, so will need to be creative.
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