E27 Tiller Fork

[robmccar]

I picked up an E27 last fall - Love the Boat! However, the tiller fork is broken. The past owner bolted stainless straps on each side for support. It functions, but doesn't look all that great.

Does anyone know who I can contact. Or if anyone has completed a wheel conversion, I'll be glad to purchase your old tiller fork.

Oh, specs on boat:

1975
E27
Standard Rig

Thanks for your help!

Rob

 

[aaron]

any luck?

Did you ever find anything that worked? I have also been looking for one of these for my ericson 27,

I picked up an E27 last fall - Love the Boat! However, the tiller fork is broken. The past owner bolted stainless straps on each side for support. It functions, but doesn't look all that great.

Does anyone know who I can contact. Or if anyone has completed a wheel conversion, I'll be glad to purchase your old tiller fork.

Oh, specs on boat:

1975
E27
Standard Rig

Thanks for your help!

Rob

 

[Randy Rutledge]

Do you have the measurements. There was a spare tiller forkon GettinAir E29 that I might part with.

 

[aaron]

Do you have the measurements. There was a spare tiller forkon GettinAir E29 that I might part with.

Hey Randy,
so the rudder head is 1 5/16 wide.
the whole for the bolt is 2" back from the front of the head.
it is just 1/4 " up from the base (see picture), most tiller forks I have seen are to wide to accommodate this.

 

[Randy Rutledge]

Aaron,

My tiller fork is about 2" wide sounds like it is larger than you need. You could have two side plates made from 1/2" plate and bolt them to the sides of the tiller and let that bridging the end of the tiller. Many boats use this method.