Suggestions for a low gudgeon?

Hi all. As you will see in the images below, it appears that the gudgeons on my recently acquired Laser were installed a bit low. It is causing the tiller to rub on the surface of the boat and wear away the top layer. After a full season last year, I noticed that the tiller wear was worse, but not as bad as i would have expected after a lot if use. It was seldom used for many years before I got it.

In looking at other lasers, I see their top gudgeon sits right under the gunwhale. Mine...

Suggestions for a low gudgeon?