Weber1982 Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Hi guys, I have a question I need help with and recomendations. Fistly I just had a new carbon fibre tiller extention on my 5.8 that I got on friday and my crew went over the back on the wire and snapped it clean in half. these sell for $200 which is a lot of money if this may happen again. is there a better option than these? what do most people use and are we restricted by class to what exactly we can use in racing? Any help would be great, cheers Andrew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TornadoSport260 Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 $10 length of Aluminium tube from bunnings... I broke a few tillers on the Tornado and reverted to this method because it was so much cheaper... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 There is even ahole in the back beam to put the tiller in to straighten it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madboutcats Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 Don't panic Andrew carbon fibre is the perfect tiller extention for people that break them. I broke mine a couple of weeks ago, just sand the break to allow your resin to grip, jam some ali tube in the break to align the two pieces, wrap a few times with carbon that you've wet out with resin. I love vinyl ester just add a bit of extra hardener and leave it in the sun if you want it to go off extra quick,you can use it in an hour if your desperate. FGI can supply all you need regards Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarra bay Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 alie tube and carbon do not mix to well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TornadoSport260 Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 Anode & Cathode? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HooD Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 I have had good success with bamboo tillers, they are light, strong and have plenty of give before they break. carbon is a pain because they break so easily. my current stick is a fiberglass one, not quite as light as the carbon but miles stronger. so far it has lasted quite well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loose Change Posted November 20, 2009 Report Share Posted November 20, 2009 Originally posted by yarra bay: alie tube and carbon do not mix to well I suppose you have to pulverise them both really fine before they will mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micky Posted November 20, 2009 Report Share Posted November 20, 2009 just dont fall off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevoD Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Hi andrew. I saw a 5.8 on Saturday at Tinaroo (FNQ) and he was using a length of electrical conduit. Dirt cheap, virtually impossible to break but obviously capable of doing the job as he thrashed the rest of the field. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NixonJr Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 most of the cobra sailors use electrical conduit. costs around $10 a length... very good unless you have very bad weather-helm (the conduit bends and you end up losing control!) some tips on conduit... Orange - Heavy Duty but NOT UV protected. Gray - Medium Duty and UV protected. Gray does seam to last that little bit longer but does bend a bit more, most of us use the orange for that little bit more stiffness and there good to wack your crew with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Rogers Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Only problem I can think of, is that the orange conduit is a lot easier for the crew to see when you are trying to wack them. Black carbon ones are much more stealthy but you can't hit your crew as hard for fear of breaking it. (That's the tiller extension, not the crew.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgehugger Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 I purchased a length of 17 mm aluminum tube from our local supplier. Cost $11. Enough for two tiller arms. Cheers Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarra bay Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 too true grant and you know its no use hitting me as my head is pretty dam thick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl69 Posted December 24, 2009 Report Share Posted December 24, 2009 G,day. I use electric conduit with a short length of aluminum shoved in the fist ¼ of it. [helps stopping it flex]. Then twist 3mm rope up the length of it and tape over it with electrical tape for extra grip. Works a treat on my mosquito. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madboutcats Posted December 24, 2009 Report Share Posted December 24, 2009 For grip I put a bead of sikaflex around the tiller extention then wrap some shockcord around it and drag the sikaflex in a thin cover up the handle. It's extra grippy and protects the decks if you drop the tiller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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