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
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 […]
A Little Rudder Work
Today I’m getting back to doing a bit more work on the rudder. In the picture below, you will see one of many new ribs that I made. The parts that have primer are the parts I originally worked with that I didn’t previously screw up. With rib 4200-17 in place, I then added […]
Rudder Spar Hinge Nutplate Mounting
My work on the rudder spar is continuing today with mounting the hinge nutplate assemblies. In the picture below I have started to mark where the hinge brackets need to attach and I have identified these with a Red Sharpie marker. The hinges on the S-51 rudder are bolted on and as the internal faces […]