Tapered pin, which way is out !

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towlerg

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Mar 27, 2001
121
Hi chaps,

does anybody KNOW which way round the tapered pin is fitted to hold
the tiller fitting to the rudder shaft.

Thats to say, which side do I hit to release it.

Rgds George "Vista" 1043
 
P

pelagicasd

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Jan 28, 2001
694
When in the cockpit and looking aft use a punch and tap from the starboard
side.
Walt, Lyric.
Why are you removing the rudder?
 
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stevebirch2002

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Nov 8, 2001
1,818
Hi George

Hit it from the port side. Our chairman, Mike Freeman, has just carried out
the
removal and replacement of the rudder and will be doing an article in the next
VAGB newsletter. I have also had some stainless steel tapered pins made
especially for the job. They are £5 each and I have eight left.

See ya all

Steve Birch

At 23:00 07/02/04 +0000, you wrote:
 
T

towlerg

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Mar 27, 2001
121
Hi chaps,

I have one vote for port, one for stb - anybody for best of three?

btw I'm removing the rudder because it was damaged in my incident (of
which I no longer speak - but still have nightmares about).

Is it possible that the taper is the other way round on later boats.
Vista is 1043 (so a Mk 1, yes?)

Rgds George "Vista" 1043
 
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stevebirch2002

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Nov 8, 2001
1,818
Hi George

Contact Mike Freeman (VAGB Chairman) at mike@... as he has just
removed his tiller and used one of my tapered pins.

Kind Regards

Steve B

At 12:53 08/02/04 +0000, you wrote:
 
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towlerg

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Mar 27, 2001
121
Hi

yipee, got the pin out and the rudder fitting off. I think (on Vista
anyway) the answer is port. Maybe later Mk's were different.

Tks for input.

Rgds George "Vista" 1043.

Steve, if you're reading this could you keep one of those pins for
me, this one is bent. I'll contact you later.
 
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chris20636

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Feb 6, 2011
253
In a message dated 2/8/2004 2:53:48 PM Eastern Standard Time,
towlerg@... writes:
the answer is port - - Does this mean: A] Tap the port side or: B] The pin
comes out the port side?

Thanks, Ed Davis, Vesper, V#1868
 
T

towlerg

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Mar 27, 2001
121
Hi Ed,

I was so flushed with my actually achieving anything that I was not
thinking so well. Having hit both ends of the pin numerous times I
kinda lost track. I'm about 95% sure you hit it on the stb side. The
thing that makes me even more unsure is that the pin is badly bent,
so I can't even say for sure if it was fitted the right way when it
was last installed.

Rgds George "Vista" 1043
 
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