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These are pics of my jury rigged tiller on my 2001 Playcat Escape. There are two issues here: The fact that this is a temporary (but working) fix and the starboard side tiller arm is lower than the port side arm. I have included pics of the original rubber connector for the tiller arms and bar. When I tried to install new ones from Nacra, they torqued and broke just from the weight of the tiller bar.

I am looking for a better fix. So far, I have thought of using plastic covered aircraft cable with eyes to replace the rubber/bungie connector OR Having the tiller arms straightened, shortened to the bent bar length and getting a new tiller bar which I would then attach using bolts (like a Hobie system). As far as the starboard tiller arm, it does not affect steerage but I was thinking that a large washer would help even things out.

Any thoughts and ideas would be welcome. I have started a thread entitled: 2001 Playcat Escape Tiller Problem

http://www.thebeachcats.com/module-forum-viewtopic-topic-12170-start-0.html#pid24747

Date: 10/10/2010
Owner: ripcurl869
Size: 40 items
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IMG_0574

Jury-rigged connector. The knots on the tiller bar and riser are redundant as the connection is between the two.

Date: 10/10/2010
Views: 699
IMG_0575

IMG_0575

Connector

Date: 10/10/2010
Views: 567
IMG_0576

IMG_0576

Connector

Date: 10/10/2010
Views: 621
IMG_0586

IMG_0586

Old, broken connector. The rubber is broken.

Date: 10/10/2010
Views: 612
IMG_0591

IMG_0591

Connector end. The small silver thing is a cotter pin around which the current bungie is threaded. The original rubber is held by the cotter pin and pressure because it is to tolerance.

Date: 10/10/2010
Views: 588
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IMG_0592

Old connector

Date: 10/10/2010
Views: 558
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IMG_0595

Old connector as it looked originally (as you can see, the tiller bar is supposed to hang below the arms).

Date: 10/10/2010
Views: 562
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IMG_0585

View from stern. Note the difference in height of the tiller arms. The higher, port side arm is at the correct angle. The starboard side arm has lapsed. There is no one, obvious, causitive issue I can find. A large washer would effectively correct the hei

Date: 10/10/2010
Views: 651
IMG_0582

IMG_0582

Tiller arm base

Date: 10/10/2010
Views: 617
IMG_0583

IMG_0583

Tiller arm base. The forward angle seen is also present on the port side but is not, perhaps, as great. It is hard to tell, but a few degrees at the base can lead to a much larger difference at the distal end, of course.

Date: 10/10/2010
Views: 565
IMG_0595

IMG_0595

Old Connector (put back) back together as it should look.

Date: 10/10/2010
Views: 558
IMG_0585

IMG_0585

Showing difference between port and starboard tiller arm angles. Note starboard is significantly lower than port. This does not seem to affect handling. Is it a problem?

Date: 10/10/2010
Views: 672
IMG_0582

IMG_0582

Tiller arm base

Date: 10/10/2010
Views: 490
IMG_0583

IMG_0583

Tiller arm base. The port side tiller arm has a similar tilt but, obviously, not as great. My thinking was to put a large washer under it to even them out.

Date: 10/10/2010
Views: 520
IMG_0574

IMG_0574

Jury-rigged connection. The knotted ends are redundant in case the main connection breaks

Date: 10/10/2010
Views: 727
IMG_0575

IMG_0575

Jury-rigged connection. The starboard side is rigged the same.

Date: 10/10/2010
Views: 497
IMG_0576

IMG_0576

Jury-rigged connection

Date: 10/10/2010
Views: 506
IMG_0586

IMG_0586

Old Connector

Date: 10/10/2010
Views: 671
IMG_0591

IMG_0591

Old Connector

Date: 10/10/2010
Views: 561
IMG_0592

IMG_0592

Old Connector

Date: 10/10/2010
Views: 530
IMG_0574

IMG_0574

Jury-rigged connection. The knotted ends are redundant in case the main connection breaks

Date: 10/10/2010
Views: 567
IMG_0575

IMG_0575

Jury-rigged connection. The starboard side is rigged the same.

Date: 10/10/2010
Views: 529
IMG_0576

IMG_0576

Jury-rigged connection

Date: 10/10/2010
Views: 531
IMG_0586

IMG_0586

Old Connector

Date: 10/10/2010
Views: 625
IMG_0591

IMG_0591

Old Connector

Date: 10/10/2010
Views: 500
IMG_0592

IMG_0592

Old Connector

Date: 10/10/2010
Views: 522
IMG_0595

IMG_0595

Old Connector (put back) back together as it should look.

Date: 10/10/2010
Views: 569
IMG_0585

IMG_0585

Showing difference between port and starboard tiller arm angles. Note starboard is significantly lower than port. This does not seem to affect handling. Is it a problem?

Date: 10/10/2010
Views: 501
IMG_0582

IMG_0582

Tiller arm base

Date: 10/10/2010
Views: 519
IMG_0583

IMG_0583

Tiller arm base. The port side tiller arm has a similar tilt but, obviously, not as great. My thinking was to put a large washer under it to even them out.

Date: 10/10/2010
Views: 537
IMG_0575

IMG_0575

Jury-rigged connection. The starboard side is rigged the same.

Date: 10/10/2010
Views: 739
IMG_0576

IMG_0576

Jury-rigged connection

Date: 10/10/2010
Views: 562
IMG_0586

IMG_0586

Old Connector

Date: 10/10/2010
Views: 542
IMG_0591

IMG_0591

Old Connector

Date: 10/10/2010
Views: 583
IMG_0592

IMG_0592

Old Connector

Date: 10/10/2010
Views: 552
IMG_0595

IMG_0595

Old Connector (put back) back together as it should look.

Date: 10/10/2010
Views: 544
IMG_0585

IMG_0585

Showing difference between port and starboard tiller arm angles. Note starboard is significantly lower than port. This does not seem to affect handling. Is it a problem?

Date: 10/10/2010
Views: 523
IMG_0582

IMG_0582

Tiller arm base

Date: 10/10/2010
Views: 676
IMG_0583

IMG_0583

Tiller arm base. The port side tiller arm has a similar tilt but, obviously, not as great. My thinking was to put a large washer under it to even them out.

Date: 10/10/2010
Views: 594
IMG_0574

IMG_0574

Jury-rigged connection. The knotted ends are redundant in case the main connection breaks

Date: 10/10/2010
Views: 590
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