Where hovercraft flying and Alaska come together    FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in   Goto Hovercraft Alaska Homepage    Log in to check your private messages   RUDDERS          Hovercraft Alaska Forum Index -> Sevtec in Alaska View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Jack Guest Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 7:56 pm    Post subject: RUDDERS Would you pleae give me the dimensions of the "stopsign" rudders and any details I would need to build these for my Surveyor. Thank You, Jack Back to top Hovernorth Site Admin Joined: 12 Dec 2004 Posts: 46 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 4:50 am    Post subject: dimensions of stop sign The stop sign is 3 ft x 3 ft, I cut it 3 inches beyond the corners, to have the corners availilble for attaching the rudders. I used the left over piece for manufacturing other odds and ends. The aluminum in a stop sign is high quality, it is very ridgid and corrosion proof for the most part. Almost marine grade aluminum. Use the exisiting cross members that are built to the plans... All I did was drill a hole in the top and bottom cross member of the cage... put a 6inch 5/16 bolt through each hole, and used small cable clamps that I predrilled into the corners of the rudders, 3 of them on each end of the rudder. Leave the cable clamps loose enough to slide the bolt thru each one... then tighten the cable clamps. The rudders will swing on the bolts and hold the rudder in place. I pop riveted a peice of wall shelving bracket the length of the rudder, between the bolt ends, to help make the rudder more ridgid. I have been useing these rudders for over 4 years now, and have proven flawless. I will try to get a picture up of the lash up for you, and put it in the Sev album of the CEO's photo pages on the main page of the site. _________________ CEO, Hovercraft Alaska Back to top Hovernorth Site Admin Joined: 12 Dec 2004 Posts: 46 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 5:37 am    Post subject: rudder pictures I posted the pictures for your referance in the Sevtec Album _________________ CEO, Hovercraft Alaska Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         Hovercraft Alaska Forum Index -> Sevtec in Alaska All times are GMT - 5 Hours Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum Welcome----------------Guest book for our siteWelcome to Hovercraft Alaska SiteChapter group for Alaska starting January 2006Observations of hovercraft in AlaskaEvents and MeetingsInfomation about the original Alaska Hovercraft machines.Hover'in 05 Hovercraft Chatter----------------Sevtec in AlaskaHovercraft salesNews, Environmental, and LegalTechnical and how-to areaHovercraft Club Of Alaska Alaska Talk----------------What You Want to Know or What You Know About AlaskaAlaska Stories Tim, this is your space----------------You can post here  You can post new topics in this forum You can reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group Igloo Theme Version 1.0 :: Created By: Andrew Charron