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Originally Posted by sailingdog
CD-
if the boat really needs a long tiller, the hinge has to be fairly substantial to handle the torque without tearing out of the tiller or twisting under the load. Stick to the catalinas...would ya...  |
Well, I would probably put more than just a hinge on it. You could have something fabricated pretty easy that would exceed the strength of the wood and still allow it to fold back on itself. I am not so worried about it working, just whether or not it would look good or be functional enough.
- CD
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