Hi,
I was wondering if anyone
knew of someone who would be able to supply a replacement tiller for a Hill & Cameron Sorceror. Please see the attached picture of the old one. Even if a like for like replacement cannot be made, can an alternative be used? Any help would be great.
Regards
Hayden
Make one, you know the sizes and what it's supposed to look like when finished, not rocket science. See a local timber merchant, tell him what you need it for and let him recommend a suitable local timber. Most blokes are only too happy to help once they know it's for a boat.
Come on mate. You are just like me and need to put some effort into your boat.
You know what needs doing but looking for an easy way out.
The Internet is a great resource for knowledge but is no substitute for physical work.
Post a bunch of photos of your efforts to solving the problem and no doubt you will get some positive feed back.
I seem to see so many broken tillers, now i know why Dad always made and kept a spare on our old girl!
It's hard to see with your pic but I'm thinking you may want to modify your rudder stock to take a stainless cap that can support just a strait solid tiller rather than the split laminated system you currently have.
To keep your tiller in top shape coat with UV Varnish and a cover for when not in use.
I have an aluminium Finn tiller downstairs that would be an ideal replacement but have another dinghy to put it on now. Also a crutch could be modified but really its such an easy job you can start from scratch.
Lovely choice of trailer sailer too. Wish there were more on the eastern coast.
My old sorcerer had a replacement tiller. Whoever did it had an aluminium sleeve made that fit over the top of the rudder and just used an off the shelf tiller (you can buy from the US online quite cheaply)
Good to see another sorcerer around, great little boats, i wish i still had mine
Ben
