Posted by Fred Gilbert on 12/12/2007, 9:22:45, in reply to "Building a Kick-up Rudder"
Use nylon line for the kickup, nylon will stretch quite a bit just in case you hit something. I used two holes, one at the front and one at the back of the rudder just below the stationary
part of the rudder housing, about a third of the distance from the axle to the rudder bottom. If you smooth out the holes at the edges and make them bigger than the line chafing isn't a problem. I use a wing nut on a 3/8 bolt as an axle for the swinging part of the rudder, and if you make the swinging part of the rudder a snug fit to the housing you can tighten down with the wing nut for added friction to hold the rudder down. For a tie down you can use a small cleat or if you can find one, an old style cam cleat that tightens when you pull down on the line. The old style cam cleat also means you can use a one piece line from one hole up to the cam cleat and back down to the other hole. On the latest rudder I made bumpouts on the rudder for the line holes to give a bit more leverage. Don't hold back making the rudder isn't that difficult.
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