Tiller shortening

[paul.paul]

Thought I'd ask for people's thoughts before I did something irreversible. I wonder if there'd be any reason not to cut the tiller down by 5 or 6"? I find it an inconvenience as currently, and think even such a small reduction would make passing through the companionway much less awkward. There's be less leverage on the rudder obviously, but would it be so very noticeable?

[samphire2014]

I think to enable us, to help you, it might be a good idea to put up a picture of the offending item, preferably with a tape held against it so we can see the length. All boats tend to be different, so without a starting point, it will be hard for any of us to comment.