I swapped out the fishin' tiller for an HD unit before I even hung the V6 on my boat. Fat tiller, allison linkage, dual opposed, AND a brace is the safest way to go about it in my mind....although I'm sure someone will prove me otherwise at some point.
That kinda stuff scares the bejeezus out of me even knowing my stuff is good to go. Glad he's still walking around to tell the tale.
Chet, don't remember if you ran a triple ram or single, but if you need a fat tiller for a triple, I might be going to my single setup still this year and will have to buy another fatty for that and might have this one available.
FYI, for those that didn't know, the vertical length of the pivot pin on the HD tiller is different between the triple ram fishin' mids and a single ram offshores....inch and something difference between the two, so for those of you thinking about making the switch, know what you are looking at.
Old pic here when I first hung the motor and am missing the vertical bolt that ties the brace to the tiller and center link (its there now), but this is the setup I run and its been pretty good to me so far.
Jeff
Glad he is A-OK though.
