El Cheapo Tiller Fix ($15)

I posted earlier about needing to find a cost effective tiller replacement for my well-loved Laser. The cheapest someone here found online was about $60 for a wooden tiller and I found a Gorilla stick with tiller for $125.

My solution came from Ace Hardware…a 3ft length of 1inch square aluminum tube for $15. It fits in the (presumably) OEM rudder assembly like hand in a glove.

I chose to cut off about an inch and then file down one side to a slight angle, slotted it in and drilled a hole...

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