Replacement of rotten tiller for ericson 25

[stduin]

My tiller handle is rotten on my 1978 Ericson 25. What is best way to restore or replace it? Thanks for support.

 

[Christian Williams]

West Marine and Defender and similar sites sell laminated replacement tillers.

You can also laminate your own, if interested, with simple tools. For a 25-footer I once just sawed one out of a plank of oak using the original as the profile. Unlike the original, it did not break in half whenever I, uh, accidentally sat on it.

 

[gargrag]

I could help you build one, Here’s a picture of one I built for another boat im building . It has mahogany, maple and poplar

 

[Christian Williams]

That's what a tiller should look like. On a cruising boat, make it strong. Eventually somebody's going to fall on it.

The tiller of Tally Ho is solid bronze. I wonder what that will feel like in the hand during the midwatch in the North Sea.

 

[Afrakes]

My tiller handle is rotten on my 1978 Ericson 25. What is best way to restore or replace it? Thanks for support.

I have a spare from a past sailboat. Give me some dimensions and I'll see if it will work for you.

 

[Alan Gomes]

Rudder Craft

 

[gabriel]

I have my original delaminated tiller but I came to the conclusion that it just wasn’t worth the time to fix it , so I bought one from west marine that looks like gargrags. it’s very well made. I had to epoxy some hardwood to its base in order to make it wide enough to fit snugly.