Assembly Plan
- Centermark rudder outlet on bottom of hull using the edges of the flat profile as a datum
- Clamp boat to drill press bed with hull facing up
- Drill press 1/4 inch pilot hole
- Drill press slightly less than 10mm hole
- Test fit of stainless steel tube, if hole is too small, drill slightly bigger
- Mark 26.25mm circle on same center and hot wire cut to 16mm deep
- Insert stainless steel tube through bottom of hole and attach to the rest of rudder hardware (not including rudder shaft and rudder)
- Attach the shaft seal to the bottom of the stainless steel tube, if not flush with bottom of hole, file down end of stainless steel tube
- Caulk the stainless steel tube to the upper side of the hull
- Caulk the shaft seal to the bottom side of the hole
- Insert rudder shaft and rudder and tighten set screw