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Strut sitting on rear of ski(old strut shown).
Rudder in position on bottom of transom.
Boom tube doublers ready to be laminated.
Rudder
Bolt the rudder in place. This should be as far to
the
left
as possible and
sitting on the bottom
sheet overhang
(as low as possible).
Make a mark on the transom where the rudder
pushrod will exit.
Sight this from behind the boat.
Drill a ¼ inch hole, on your mark.
Sponson Alignment
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This is a critical step in building your
boat. Make sure that you fully understand
what we are doing, and don’t skip this
step!
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We need to make sure that both sponsons are
exactly correct with reference to the tub. If they
are off, the boat will never handle properly.
The process is simple. Take your time, measure
often and it will be fine.
The boom tube doublers are laminated from 1/8
inch ply and give added support to the aluminum
boom tubes.
Sand the edges and laminate the doublers using
CA or epoxy and allow to cure.
The laser cut parts are nearly perfect, but you
must be sure that both boom tubes are perfectly
level for the boat to run properly.
Block up the tub so that it is level (side to side).
You will have to use blocks that are thick enough
to keep the shaft tube off the bench.
Weight the tub so that it can
’t move around.