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P.C. Bolgers Plans for the steel stuff
are very different: "Heel fitting fabricated 
or cast with1/2´´pintle." Thats all to this importend part of the rudder system. I´ve thought for a long time about this hardware piece and here you see the result.

All components are made from stainless stell including the rudder stock. It was my first time dealing with steel and I was a little bit excited at the beginning of the work. Know I think that steel is a realy beautiful stuff to work with.
Tools I had to buy are: a cheap standing up drill machine (35$), some professionel drills (~15$). A sinker for steel (8$), a diskgrinder (20$)        [I hope this is the correct idiom for that tool] to cut out the pieces from steel plates, some scrapdisks for the diskgrinder (~10$), some welding elektrods for stainless steel (10$), 
Other tools I have had are two files, one round
and one straight,  safety goggles etc. 
All in all there were an investment of ~100$ for the tools. Another investment is the stainless stuff itself. I´ve got all my steel stuff from a professional stainless steel trader for 75$ including rudder stock. The "Ruhrgebiet" is quite near the city I live. A workemate has welded the pieces together. Oh, I`ve forgotten: three plastic cutting boards for bearings (2$).
So my stainless hardware costs all in all about 200$ - realy cheap, I think

 

For the tabernacle- and the mast plates Mr. Bolger gives detailed planes in his drawings.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

I`ve scaned the drawing to the computer an printed them out as 1:1 templates. If anybody is interessted at this PC-files, please send a mail.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

At the left picture the tabernacle-mast plates are cutted out and the screw holes are marked. To drill all these 110 screw holes a stand up drill machine is a good investment. Working time are 3 hrs to drill the screw holes. , I`ve drilled out the 1´´ holes  for the tabernacle pin hole by hole with a 1/8´´ drill. after that I had filed it round very carefuly, because the pin must fit accurately through the holes. Working time 2 hrs for each hole.

Seabird has only two vents, but they are very big, positioned in the after cockpit seats. Here in germany I could´nt find any vents this size closeable from outside for a long time. Know I´ve found them, a special offer at woolworth (realy) .

 

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building steps
building step 1   Model
building step 1a more model pictures
building step 2   The new workshop
building step 3   Preparations
building step   Keel & Bottom
building step 5   Horn assembly
building step   Bulkheads & Transom
building step 7   Hardware & Vents
building step   Stringers & Clamps
building step 9   Rudder
building step 10 Side panels & Bilge panels
building step 11 Main sheer moldings & windows
building step 12 Tabernacle posts
building step 13 Deck
building step 14 Cockpit

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breakdowns
scarfing tool
load handling

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