https://tampa.craigslist.org/psc/bpo/d/sailboat-tiller-extension/6463929351.html
It's a tiller extension, carbon fiber, new
Edited by ctcataman on Mar 28, 2018 - 05:16 AM.
This has been on Craigslist for a few weeks. If it were a twist release, I would have snapped it up weeks ago.
dartsailors wrote: This has been on Craigslist for a few weeks. If it were a twist release, I would have snapped it up weeks ago.
I prefer a non conductive tiller considering we live in one of the most lightning prone spots on the earth
MN3
That's not a tiller extension, that is an adjustable shaft for a SUP paddle.
mikekrantz wrote: That's not a tiller extension, that is an adjustable shaft for a SUP paddle.
That's exactly what i thought but since i don't know "every type" of tiller, i wasn't 100% sure so i didn't say anything.
MN3
MN3 wrote: [quote=dartsailors]This has been on Craigslist for a few weeks. If it were a twist release, I would have snapped it up weeks ago.
I prefer a non conductive tiller considering we live in one of the most lightning prone spots on the earth
So carbon fiber conducts electricity? I didn’t know that. My tiller is aluminum and I’ve already felt a shock through it. Should I switch to fiberglass?
dartsailors wrote: [quote=MN3][quote=dartsailors]This has been on Craigslist for a few weeks. If it were a twist release, I would have snapped it up weeks ago.
I prefer a non conductive tiller considering we live in one of the most lightning prone spots on the earth
So carbon fiber conducts electricity? I didn’t know that. My tiller is aluminum and I’ve already felt a shock through it. Should I switch to fiberglass?
Rey has sailed with a cf arribba stick forever - he hasn't died yet so i wouldn't worry tooooo much
the prob w alum ones is .... they dent/bend and then fail - even just dropping it during a tack and it hitting the edge of the hull can dent them, and start the death cycle
or during a capsize/fall, people often hold on to the stick too long and it bends ... this will pretty much end any alum stick,
Fiberglass ones have a chance of surviving this scenario: if you are lucky and you dump the stick as soon as you realize it is being bent: you may not crack it.. they have a lot of play
MN3