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    • 13/08/2018 at 9:57 am #16358
      Les Burns
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      Hi,

      I’m aware that there are rigging photos for the cast aluminium Don Marine rudder stock but, I can’t find them.

      Specifically, I’m looking details on rigging an effective down haul.

      Cheers,

      Les.

    • 13/08/2018 at 11:31 am #16359
      dirose
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      There’s a whole thread on rudder up/downhauls in this forum starting 6 June 2017:

      Rudder blade control lines

      David

    • 13/08/2018 at 8:08 pm #16362
      norman
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      Hi Les,

      My distant recollection of what I thought was a Don Marine cast rudder stock is that there were no lines.  The blade was held down by a spring-loaded plastic roller which engaged a cut-out somewhere in the upper part of the blade.  I borrowed one at Campbeltown many years ago.  Unfortunately, on a high speed plane it tripped and bent the stock so I have no experience of the uphaul arrangement!

      Norman

    • 13/08/2018 at 8:46 pm #16363
      Les Burns
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      Thanks Norman. I think the way forward is to ditch the spring loaded nylon locator.  I intend to add to it’s “axle” a “bobbin” of some kind to overcome the friction inherent in the routing of a down haul.

      The one thing these stocks have going for them is their stiffness. Seems good.

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