Wild Duck meets Eventide

[Chris FellowsParticipant @chrisfellows72943]

Lovely workmanship as usual Tim.

It’s great having yours and Ray’s build threads to refer to. That’s why I was waiting to start my Fisherman build! Only joking!

Chris

[Tim RoweParticipant @timrowe83142]

Hi Ray

I have soldered some brass tube onto some servo grommets.  These will go into the hull near the end of the build and joined up with silicone fuel tubing.  Thank goodness for the model aircraft stuff.

Tim

[Tim RoweParticipant @timrowe83142]

Making up the gudgeons and pintles for the rudder.  The fittings are riveted through the aft end of the keel and bolted through the transom.

The hole is to take a snake through the transom so that the steering servo is under the main hatch.  This means that there are no openings or hatches at main deck level.  It is a tight squeeze and if it fails and I have to move the servo aft, the hole will miraculously turn into an exhaust outlet.

Tim

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi Tim,

I almost look forwards to the little bits of metalwork involved 🙂 a Pukka job, the old aeroplane habits are still coming through with the snake !!

Regards Ray

[Tim RoweParticipant @timrowe83142]

Dry run for the rudder. Still have the cheeks to put on and make the slot for the tiller.

Mock up pieces to get the correct orientation for the horn that will control the rudder.

Rudder in place showing the end of the snake.  I fed a servo extension into the stern locker just in case I have to end up putting the servo in their.

Rudder horn now mocked up so I know exactly where to put the slot for the horn.  It worked but with a smidge more friction than I would have liked.  If needs be I can go up a size with the steering servo.  We will have to see.

Tim

 

 

 

 

 

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