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Rudder assembly (with new ribs) Pt. 2

June 25, 2022 by Mike Leave a Comment

This post is continuing with my last building session in assembly of the rudder. In the image below, you can see that the ribs are getting quite a bit smaller as I’m approach the top of the rudder. It’s places like this where the cleco clamps are an amazing tool! Here are some other angles […]

Rudder assembly (with new ribs) Pt. 1

June 18, 2022 by Mike Leave a Comment

Now that I have fabricated a few new ribs to replace the ones I previously messed up, I’m now ready to attempt the rudder assembly…again! In the picture below, I’m starting with the 4200-6 rib near the lower side of the rudder. From here on in, anything that is primed in gray, are the parts […]

New Rudder Ribs

June 12, 2022 by Mike Leave a Comment

Continuing on from my last post of my router table rehab, and tying up loose ends. The rudder has been another loose end that has been dragging on for many many years too long. If you go back in previous posts in the build log, you’ll find where I screwed up the rudder ribs trying […]

Rib forming blocks

March 14, 2022 by admin Leave a Comment

The project for today was to whip up some rudder ribs forming blocks. As I’ve learned in my past attempts of trying to form these rudder ribs, that accuracy of the forming blocks prime importance to getting a good finished product. I began the process by getting some 3/4 inch plywood. Looking back plywood wasn’t […]

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