28 May 26:
Inspector Pixy let us know that the tiller bushing on our Nutshel Pram EXCUSE ME was busted...
The bushing is the little dowel held onto the aft end of the tiller with a stainless machine screw, washers and nylock nut
Fun trivia, Joel White designed the Nutshell so that the rudder, tiller and daggerboard stow behind the aft seat.
Here's the setup, the dowel fits into a notch on the aft edge of the rudder cheek. We rig the bridle to keep the tiller from flying off and help hold the whole rudder assembly down if the rudder tip finds bottom.
We keep certain size wrenches in the rigger tackle box just for rudder hardware, esp Sunfish.
We drilled a 1/4" diameter hole in spare dowel and cut a new bushing. We are also soaking the bushing in THIXO in hopes of making it a little more durable.
Here's the old bushing. Will the new bushing suffer the same fate?
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