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Reply to: Sol Cat 18 Tiller Linkage at the cross arm

[quote=danlocks][quote=Breakwater] I am contemplating shortening my tiller arms by about a foot. Doing that would put the crossbar on the backside of the trampoline, instead of "on" it. Very similar to how a Hobie 16 is setup, with the tiller arms to the stern of your mainsheet block. Has any of the Solcat owners done this?[/quote] Post pics if you do. I can think of one problem, and a couple hassles: 1. Shortening the tiller arms will reduce your the lever you have for steering. If your helm is already relatively heavy, like mine is, losing more mechanical advantage is going to make steering a chore. You could probably test this by drilling a couple holes and moving the crossbar before you actually cut the arms. but then you're drilling holes in your tiller arms :-( 2. You're also going to have to relocate the rudder kick up mechanisms, and shorten the bungees that lift the rudders. Not a problem per se, but definitely a hassle. 3. Rolling the boat up and down the beach from behind is going to become rather hard. Hobie crossbars lift up out of the way. Sol cat crossbars do not, so you might also have to get a quick release mech a-la the hobie 18 if you push from behind like I do.[/quote]

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