***New Option for Pintle/Gudgeon Kit***Please Respond!

[Ken_StJohn]

All:

At Adla's suggestion I went to Chuck at Duckworks to see if we could come up with some rudder attachment options. Here's what seems like a great opportunity to get some parts that might work better for us....

Chuck is going to order pinless pintles in all of the sizes he now carries along with a clevis pin that will fit between the two. We can then use them together as a kind of gudgeon and pintle substitute. In sizing the pin, I've suggested a length suitable to accept a flat washer on either end of the pin plus one between the two pintles. We can then use either a cotter pin or clevis ring to secure the pin.

I've already ordered a 1-7/8" and a 2-1/4" pair for each of the two rudder attach points.

I suggested Chuck put together a kit with four pintles, flat washers, clevis pins, etc. to make it easy for us to get what we need and be assured the pin length will always be correct.

Chuck has asked how many of us would want to purchase the pintles so he can lay in some inventory for us. If you're interested, please respond with pintle sizes and I'll keep a tally for him.

[Dave R1]

I'd be interested in that arrangement. I am planning a new rudder box this winter becuse the plywood on the old one is starting to delaminate at the bottom and I don't like that inaccessible area between the cheeks on the stock design. Let me know what Chuck would want and when they are available. Thanks.