[C38] Emergency tiller

Fri Oct 24 20:02:35 EDT 2008

I have had the misfortune of having to use my emergency tiller back in 1993 shortly after I purchased the boat.  The steering failed as a very windy thunder shower was passing through Tampa Bay late at night during a sail change and we were still several miles out from our dock.

After I got the steering cable free from the steering quadrant to free the rudder using a Mini Mag flashlight in my teeth, I installed the short stubby emergency tiller that came with my boat and sailed most of the way back to the marina on reduced sail before we cranked the motor for the last 1/4 mile to the dock.  Even though the emergency tiller is short, it did the job.

The reason our steering failed was the wooden stop for the quadrant had become soft and allowed the rudder to turn too far allowing the cable to slip off the groove rendering the steering wheel useless.

I replaced the original wood 2x4 stop with a painted  aluminum angle stop with rubber cushions where the quadrant meets the new aluminum stop.  The quadrant stop is bolted below the cockpit near the binnacle and like everything on our boats, the steering stop is a #$%^! to get to but getting that soft wood out and replaced with an aluminum stop was a worthwhile project.  

Tom Troncalli
Renata hull #95
St. Pete, Fla

From: Rich West 
To: Catalina 38 Listserve
Sent: 10/24/2008 5:44:36 PM 
Subject: Re: [C38] Emergency tiller

On Legacy, hull #360, the emergency tiller goes in a round socket at the top of the rudder shaft.  We just have a short piece of pipe as an emergency tiller but it's really too short to steer by hand as it has to clear the wheel pedestal.  I thought about welding up one with a big jog in the middle to clear the pedestal. 

Rich, Legacy, #360, Los Angeles Harbor

From: listserve-bounces at catalina38.org [mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] On Behalf Of Max Soto
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 10:43 AM
To: Catalina 38 Listserve; TherORl at aol.com
Subject: [C38] Emergency tiller

Hi Mike,

You can make your own emergency tiller. It is very simple. Some wood, couple of stainless steel plates, three bolts, and that`s all it take to make one. Attached is the diagram from Catalina.
Hope this helps.

Regards
Max Soto
 C38 #198 ESTANCIA 
Puntarenas, Costa Rica 

2008/10/23, TherORl at aol.com <TherORl at aol.com>: 
I have a 1984 Catalina38. My wife and I bought her about five years ago. We've done some sailing outside the gate but it's a little scary when you don't have an emergency tiller. 

Where would you acquire such a thing. Also, I am in dire need of new sails and with money a little tight where would I get a set of used but good sails for sailing San Francisco Bay.

Mike O'Reilly
Lucky Star 

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     I would like to sepaerate the coupling on my engine 5424 type, It is held together by four bolts that I removed but the coupler will not come apart. I am worried about damage if I force it apart.  The coupler has llarge bolts with rubber washers on the circumference, I don`t think these are to be removed?  Currently I am soaking the shaft set screws with penetrating oil, as I can`t budge them, next is to seperate the coupler, any advice would be greatly appreciated. bob

Zephyr # 142
ST Joes Island 
Ontario Canada
r.gouley at sympatico.ca 
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Bob, seems like the shipyard had to heat the bolts on our coupling and then
cut them off, I don't know if they used a torch to cut them but I do know
they had a heck of a time getting them off. 

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Subject: [C38] seperating the coupling

     I would like to sepaerate the coupling on my engine 5424 type, It is
held together by four bolts that I removed but the coupler will not come
apart. I am worried about damage if I force it apart.  The coupler has
llarge bolts with rubber washers on the circumference, I don`t think these
are to be removed?  Currently I am soaking the shaft set screws with
penetrating oil, as I can`t budge them, next is to seperate the coupler, any
advice would be greatly appreciated. bob

Zephyr # 142

ST Joes Island 

Ontario Canada

r.gouley at sympatico.ca 

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