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6.
Mount the brackets to the fuse bottom by
drilling a 1/16” hole at the bracket locations
and mounting using the #4 screws.
Water Rudders
1.
Gather the following items
(2) nylon brackets
(8) 4-40 x 1/2” screws
(2) brass rudders
(2) brass rudder mounts
(2) rudder shaft
(2) 4-40 x 3/8” screw
(2) 4-40 nut
(2) steering arms
(2) 2-56 x 24” pushrods
2.
Mount the two water rudder brackets on the
rear of the floats using the 4-40 x 1/2” screws.
Use lock-tite on the screws.
3.
Assemble the rudder as shown. Bolt the rud-
der to the mount using the 4-40 bolt and air-
craft nut. The bracket should be flush with the
bottom of the shaft. Sand the bottom of the
shaft and solder the bracket in place.
Insert the shaft into the bracket on the rear of
the float.
Locate the 2-56 x 24” pushrod and make a z-
bend in the end. Insert the pushrod into the
guide tube in the float.
Insert the z-bend into the steering arm and
attach the steering arm to the shaft.
