Hi Graham,

I have the fiberglass tiller and cracking the gelcoat is a risk,  Start with a very small drill and work your way up.

Regards,

Rick Lange

On Thu, Aug 5, 2021 at 4:26 PM Graham Parker <gramille at tds.net> wrote:

> Yes Rick, I had one of those on my previous Cat boat and it worked well.
> I am just worried about the fiberglass tiller cracking when I drill and
> put the screws in?
> Graham
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Aug 5, 2021, at 1:26 PM, Rick Lange <sloopblueheron at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I've been on a boat with what seems to be the same item portrayed
> earlier
> > on this thread.  It is not actually a clutch but a brake released by
> > squeezing the handle.
> >
> > A real clutch is called a Tiller Tamer.  A knob on the bottom is used to
> > adjust tension on the holding line making it much more useful.  That's
> what
> > I have.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Rick Lange
> >
> >
> >> On Thu, Aug 5, 2021 at 9:48 AM Graham Parker <gramille at tds.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> I am tempted to put the tiller clutch on my boat but I am not sure about
> >> the wisdom of screwing into my fiberglass tiller. Has anyone else done
> this?
> >> Graham
> >> sv 00Sailin
>
>