Rudder Construction

This article details how to build rudders for your vessel.  A few simple hand tools & supplies are all that's required: a jig saw(or bandsaw), a drill (or drill press), a dremel tool, pliers, 1/8" brazing rod, scrap plywood & some paint.

1.  Cut out a full sized pattern for your rudder from your plans, glue it to your scrap plywood, and drill a 1/8" diameter through it.

2.  With a dremel tool and a carbide burr, groove a trench into the bottom of the rudder.

3.  Bend your brass brazing rod into a 90 degree angle & put it into place.

4.  Fill the area around the brass rod with CA glue.

5.  Sand the bottom flush, shape the rudder in accordance with the plans and paint it.

 6.  Solder a couple of wheel collars onto a piece of brass for your tiller arm, add a ball joint for the servo connection & you're ready to go.