Aluminium Emergency Tiller

[apcheval]

I need to buy an emergency tiller for my boat which is wheel steering but has access to the rudder stock from a screw cover on the cockpit sole. I do not think these can be bought off the shelf so wondering if anyone out there can let me know if there is someone who can produce one for me cheaply.

 

[lw395]

It depends on the rudder head fitting. Mine was a simple hole through the shaft, so would be easy to get a bar machined to fit. (I already had one!)
Is it something you can drop a 3/4 drive socket onto? BoxSpanner?
Something that will stay in place is a key feature!

 

[apcheval]

The end of the rudder stock which is accesable from the cockpit sole has been squared off so a box spanner or socket would fit. This would probably be a temporary solution but realy require to have a permanent one made up if possible. Guess I could make a drawing and go to a local fabricator but was wondering if anyone had done this in the past and more importantly where.

 

[damo]

You will probably find several small firms in Yellow Pages locally. I doubt the fitting is specifically "marine", and a local bloke should be able to knock out something suitable quite cheaply, especially if it uses standard stock material.

For example I had several tapered thread bsp adaptors made for my fuel lines (£70), stainless steel inner forestay hounds for the mast (£60), 6 off 10mm stainless chainplates (a few pints) etc etc.