Extended Tiller handle for cruiser stern boat opinions please.

[bizzard]

Sounds like you need a collapsable one like Tommy Coopers majic wand. A biff and it droops down.

[jacko264]

Many years ago I made a extended handle  that slipped over the original by about 300mm.

then reduced down to the same size as the original brass one and fitted a wood handle on the end.

it was made off aluminium so nice and light and nice to use.

when I came to a tight corners I slipped it of until on the straight again 

Graham

[LadyG]

On 05/04/2024 at 11:33, Hudds Lad said:

I'm with @MtB, i reckon it would stress the join with the increased leverage.

 

What was the reason for a longer handle rather than a longer bar and standard length handle?

 

That said, i've seen quite a few cruiser sterns where the controls are out of reach with shorter tillers, bad design.

Yes, I felt that the indentations (don't know the the technical term), will have weakened the handle, I would prefer it a good eight inches shorter, though obviously this may be the correct length for this particular boat.

I  don't even use my own  handle as I find it interferes with my movement around the stern deck, and it's a nasty bit of wood with a residue of red raddle or some such. I have considered getting a nice hardwood replacement, but I've got used to just steering off the tiller bar, often with my ribcage rather than my arms. Main thing is that it won't catch on lock walls.

Edited April 14 by LadyG