25/02/12

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Motors

Aft motor rudder linkage complete.  It was tight to make it fit inside the main tank, but it just fits.  The last lever on the motor clears the inside of the tank by about only 5mm on full lock.  But clears none the less.

The link comes from a lever on the front pedals through hull, passes under the hull with the modified bottle screw and joins to a linkage bar that passes through two welded on  supports.  The motion is reversed (pushing the bottom rod pulls the top rod) by switching the lever over to the opposite side.  This is to make the motor turn the correct way.

I made everything to a tight tollerance to try and eliminate play in the system.  There is still a bit, but to be fair I have not got everything tightened up properly, so it may dissapear.  It’s certainly ok though even as it is.

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