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Originally Posted by ClubOrlov View Post
As far as the pintle/gudgeon business, I am thinking of eliminating them with a set of interlaced tabs between the back of the rudder blade and the front of the lower section of the trim tab, run through with stainless steel tube and nylon bushings, and staked together with stainless steel rod.
That sounds like a big improvement for flow/drag -- good idea.

Please post results when you get it up and running. Real photos are always helpful for visualizing.
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