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red181

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rudder mount problems on a v shaped hull
« on: April 06, 2015, 10:55:55 am »

Hi all,

I have a build blog going on which is not getting any comments, and I have a problem. I have to remount the rudder mounts, posts etc as they where leaking. I have pulled them out and will make my own, but I am not sure how to sort the angle. The hull has a slight "v" shape, and the original mounting positions have gone. If I just mount up to the hull, they will not be vertical, but at an angle.

Any ideas how to sort this, and stop them leaking!

Please post responses in this build thread so all the info stays in the same place.

http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,47936.0.html

Many thanks
Paul
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Re: rudder mount problems on a v shaped hull
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2015, 11:40:43 am »

Paul
I don't know how much help this might be but it's the way we did the twin rudders on many of the Model Slipway kits.
You make a jig to suit the model with the two rudder shafts (or similar material) just pushed into the wood and spaced to suit the rudders. Ideally this distance should be a little wider than the prop shafts so you can withdraw them past the rudders without having to take the rudders out.
Clamp the jig flat down to the bench and lower the hull onto it, with the upright shafts protruding into the holes for the rudder tubes. Pack the hull so that the deck is level in both planes - this will ensure the rudders are exactly at 90° from all angles. Now thread the brass rudder tubes down over the shafts so that they stick out a little below the hull bottom, and slap some P40 all around the bases and onto the inside of the hull. Take care not to get any filler onto the shafts. Once set, remove the hull and your rudder tubes are fixed. File flush with the hull on the outside and add more P40 if required. NB P40 is the stuff with the chopped-strand glass in it, not the smooth body filler.
Good luck.
Dave M
Sketch of jig:
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Re: rudder mount problems on a v shaped hull
« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2015, 12:05:47 pm »

Hi Dave,

many thanks for reply, I have come back to you with questions, but on the build blog, can you please go there so all the info is in the same place, it would be very much appreciated,

http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,47936.0.html

Paul
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Re: rudder mount problems on a v shaped hull
« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2015, 07:40:35 pm »

          Please return to original thread listed above




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