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Rudder hinge - pint-less and gudgeon-less
Ted Cary and David Beede
I ran across his review of Ted Cary's idea about using nylon
seat belt webbing in place of pintles and gudgeons. (The hardware
thatholds the rudder on.) Mounting and removing the rudder should
be easier. Though it takes a little time to make, the materials
cost isnegligible.
Here's Jim's sketch. His write up on it is here.
And here's how I decided to modify it. Ted also glued his
webbing with epoxy. I'm using PL Premium (of course)
I started with a 10" piece of 2x6. I cut a 7/8" deep saw kerf
down the center. The yellow dotted lines show how I modified the
designby tapering the insert. In instrument building this trick is
used to join necks to bodies. When you insert it it will snug it up
against thetransom.
This could all be done with a hand saw, but I used the table
saw. I don't own a taper jig. But here's an easy way to cut a taper
using ascrap of plywood. I set the saw to 25 degrees and clamped
the fence about 5 inches away. I ran a scrap of plywood throught
the saw.
I then lined the cut edge of the ply up with marks I made on the
BOTTOM of the wedge stock. I stapled it in place with 1/2" staples
andran in through the saw. I then pulled it off and stapled it to
the other line. Works great.
Here's the wedge with the seatbelt webbing trial fit in the saw
kerf.
Here are the receivers trial clamped to the transom.
I shortened the receivers so the wedge is longer so I could tap
it loose if it should get stuck. I've also rounded the edges and
sandedthem some.
Here it is on the boat. It works really wel l. It's totally
quiet and drops in securely. It requires a slight tap with an oar
blade to remove it.After about a year the webbing is beginning to
show signs of wear in about the top and bottom 3/8" - its getting
soft, loose and showssigns of fraying. It wants to twist while in
use and puts pressure in those two areas. Next I'll try hinges.
Hi David, I tried your combo strap/gate hinge idea, pure genius
is all I can say, the simplicity of the whole thing
is just awe inspiring...not to mention cheap! I just wanted to
say thanks for the great idea...
I'm going to do the exact same setup on my D4, because it worked
too well on the mouseboat. [Here are] a couple of
photos for you... At the risk of being rhetorical, I can't say
thanks enough.
Errol Flynn
I noticed that Jamestown Distributors has SS and Brass hinges
for as little as a buck or two a piece. With them I
think this rudder solution could be as effective and long lived
as the usual set of $30 or $40 pintels and gudgeons.
elt webbing for pintle and gudgeon
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Here Errol's sweety learning to sail in his "Flats Rat" Mouse
boat. He did a great job building her! Check out Gavin Atkin's
Mouseboatsforum on Yahoo and build your own! Click the mouse..
~O8>
Well I finally got around to trying a hinge on this alternative
rudder mount.
.Here's my hinge arrangement for my Mini-Sharpie. I'm using a
single butt hinge from a door.
Notice I use a block to elevate the hinge so the rudder has full
swing..
Main Sheet Fair lead in tiller....not entirely on topic....
but....
The main sheet hole I put in the tiller works great. Jim
Michalak recommends a fairlead on the tiller near the pivot point
so you cancontrol the sheet and tiller with one hand. While making
a wooden fairlead I realized I could just put a hole in the tiller
instead. It'spositioned such that I can pinch the sheet between the
tiller and the rudder head's stop ledge. You can either hold the
sheet against thetiller or pinch it by keeping the tiller pressed
down. A lift of the tiller lets the sheet run free.
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