New hardware taking shape

[crazzy maxx]

anouther thing make it as light as possible but still strong enough to last a crash.
if you need a tester lmk

[kookie_guy]

anouther thing make it as light as possible but still strong enough to last a crash.
if you need a tester lmk

that's the plan, hehe. Not sure if I'm gonna mass produce these or not. Seems like there are quite a bit of components to machine so the pricing might not be as attractive as I hoped. If I don't do a mass run, I will offer this to people at my exact cost, plus shipping and any fees.

[crazzy maxx]

thats about right fopr a price.
what about the water pic up? is it gona be a prop wash or built into the rudder?

[kookie_guy]

thats about right fopr a price.
what about the water pic up? is it gona be a prop wash or built into the rudder?

I was going to do a separate one like tlr has attached to the transom.

[kookie_guy]

here's the modified design. Is this enough rudder sweep from side to side? It's at 40 degrees in each direction, combined total of 80 degrees movement.

[Ub Hauled]

Kookie, from looking at your 3D I noticed that there isn't much base support there... maybe you should add some metal to the base... it'll take a lot of force and the more base the better.

[kookie_guy]

Kookie, from looking at your 3D I noticed that there isn't much base support there... maybe you should add some metal to the base... it'll take a lot of force and the more base the better.

you mean the point where it all attaches to the transom? if not, which part are you referring to?

[crazzy maxx]

i think thts fine the way it is... i like it so far and it looks like it would be a nice set up

[Ub Hauled]

yes, where it attaches to the hull, where the 4 screws would be...
I think you'd need a bigger footprint in order not to have so much
localized force due to the long strut...

[kookie_guy]

yes, where it attaches to the hull, where the 4 screws would be...
I think you'd need a bigger footprint in order not to have so much
localized force due to the long strut...

I will see what I can do to beef it up a bit without adding too much weight. They are the way they are so that they bolt right up to the stock location. I want these to be a direct swap with zero modifications.

[Ub Hauled]

that is totally fine.
what I meant was making the base instead of .5" x .5"
1" x 1" (numbers are an example)... leave the holes where they are it should help a bit.

[crazzy maxx]

yea the aero marine hardwear is like 4 mm off i was so pissed...

[kookie_guy]

hey just thinking out loud here, what about a dual rudder setup? obviously you'd have to drill holes to mount it up, but would that make it handle better or worse?

[crazzy maxx]

it would be more weight but tlr has the dual rudder design

[kookie_guy]

it would be more weight but tlr has the dual rudder design

hmmm, maybe a future project to keep in mind. I gotta force myself to stay on track here, hehe. I have too many ideas. Can't sleep at night cuz my brain is going crazy thinking of cool stuff to build/design.