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Rod to rudder

 

Here is a way to use a rod in a tube to turn the rudder housing actuator. The rod does not move side to side because of the tube, only in and out. The key is to get the link from the rod to the actuator the right length. You can have the other end of the rod attached to a link that leads to the tiller shaft actuator.?


See attached video. It is only a mock up. Rod and link will be carbon in finished product. I will use cables to save weight for the link between tiller shafts.

Cheers?

Patrick
 

Sorry, video didn¡¯t attach. I will try again.
 

OK, here are two short videos of the rod to transom hung rudder setup where the rod does not move side to side, but instead has a link to allow for the rotational motion of the rudder. For every ten degrees turn of the tiller, the rudder only turns about 7.



If this interests anyone, I can post more pics of course, and of course receive any tips or improvements.?
Cheers
Patrick
 

Hello PAtrick, very interest "thing".
Please can you send me more pictures? Including the "rudder link" in the hull?

Congratulations! Amazing work.?

On 29 April 2018 at 22:31, voya12m@... [k-designs] <k-designs@...> wrote:
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OK, here are two short videos of the rod to transom hung rudder setup where the rod does not move side to side, but instead has a link to allow for the rotational motion of the rudder. For every ten degrees turn of the tiller, the rudder only turns about 7.




If this interests anyone, I can post more pics of course, and of course receive any tips or improvements.?
Cheers
Patrick




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Thiago R. P
 

HI Lee,
thank you for the post it's very interesting for the future. Compliments for the work that you're doing.
Bye
Domenico
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Thanks Domenico, but that's Patrick's Voyager, not mine!

Regards,
~Lee
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Patrick,

Will you use a bellows at the exterior of the hull to reduce water ingress?

Looks good!

~Lee
 

Domenico and Thiago and Lee
Thanks for your kind words! I will try to take some more pics today.?

Lee, I don¡¯t think I¡¯ll try to keep water out of the tube at the transom. The tube is sloped down a few degrees (which works with the tiller shaft because it is angled back at about 5 degrees). Also, the ¡°chamber¡± that the tube opens into has a floor about 8 inches above the CWL. The bearing pin for the tiller shaft sits on this floor also. So water will have a tough time going up hill so far I think (because the rod takes up so much of the space in the tube), and if it does come in, no problem to drain it back out.?
Pics later
Patrick
 

Hi Patrick

Clear pictures, but anyway, can you make a schematic diagram of the turning points. No measurements necessary, only the turning point with lines will do. Water entering will be no problem I am sure.

Cheers

Bernd

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