It did hang off the rear of the boat and the tiller was set to rest in a notch in the forward part of the rudder.. The
hinge point was two pieces of aluminum strap, bolted solid to the tiller and a thru bolt on the tiller.
Wher the thru bolt went thru the rudder, I epoxyed a dowel of teak and drilled out the center for the bolt.. the dowell was aroung 1 1/2 inch and the bolt was a 1/2 inch.. when the tiller (hinged) was pulled down over the rudder, it fit the notch and thus held solid and had NO slop to it.