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From: Bill Riker

To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com

Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 7:02 PM

Subject: RE: M_Boats: (no subject)

The WM website has two reviews of the Forespar extension.  Both complained that the twist lock failed after a year or two.   I'm in the market for an extension, and like the adustability and locking mechanism of the Forespar, but am hesitant because of reliability and mounting.  I would want the extension pivot about 6" in from the end, so I could hold the tiller normally when desired. 

 

I've been trying to figure how the Ronstan extensions (WM p.1033) mount.  I even looked at one at a WM store, and no one there could shed any light.  The shaft has a flexible hard rubber section just before  the black "T", but how does it mount? 

 

Bill Riker
M-15 #184
Storm Petrel

 

 -----Original Message-----
From: montgomery_boats-admin@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-admin@mailman.xmission.com]On Behalf Of Randy Graves
Sent: May 27, 2002 1:37 PM
To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com
Subject: Re: M_Boats: (no subject)

Hi Jerry,

 

I have the same tiller extender on my M15. Installed it about 4 or 5 years ago. Works great! Allows you to move forward and sit in the front of the cockpit. I remember having the same concern regarding drilling the 7/16" hole, but I did and it has been just fine. I drilled mine about 1'' back from the tip of tiller.

 

On another note; my twist lock action quit last year. Sent 2 e-mails to Forespar (1 recently), but haven't yet heard back. Took matters into my own hands, it was either service it or replace it! Decided to give servicing it a try. Extended the tiller fully and using a tubing cutter I cut off about 1 1/2 inches of the larger end. This gave me access to the internal workings. Found the twist-lock action is accomplished by a split nylon ring. Mine was stuck! Freed it and stretched it a little and the twist-lock is working good again. A permanent fix would be to replace the split nylon ring. While I am thinking of it will e-mail Forespar again to see if the part is available. To my knowledge, there is no other way to service the unit.

 

Randy Graves

M15 #407 

----- Original Message -----

From: Jerry Williams

To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com

Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 9:16 AM

Subject: M_Boats: (no subject)

I have a Forespar tiller extension that requires drilling a 7/16" hole in my 1 &1/8" tiller.  Won"t this severely weaken the tiller.  What other options does anyone suggest?

 

Jerry Williams

M15  "A' Claim"