Airboat

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  1. abohamza
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    abohamza Junior Member

    Hi everybody

    I am building my first Airboat and I need your help to know an easy steering (rudder) mechanism which I can achieve it myself........somebody give a hand

    Abohamza
     
  2. Submarine Tom

    Submarine Tom Previous Member

    Rope and tiller perhaps from a floor stick.

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  3. keysdisease
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    keysdisease Senior Member

    side stick

    Typical arrangement is a standoff on the rudder(s) and a tie bar connecting to that going forward to a lever used to steer.

    The lever moves fore to aft, side stick steering.

    Be careful, there are quite a few one armed airboat owners down here.

    Steve



     
  4. abohamza
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    Thx and if any sketch drawing available it may help too much
     
  5. abohamza
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    Thx, I am Egyptian.
     
  6. keysdisease
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    This is a picture of the rudder end with the mentioned standoff. The connecting rod runs forward to the side stick steering lever.

    There are lots of different ways to steer an airboat, there is foot steering and the same side stick steering using a "push - pull" cable are other common methods but the one pictured is the simplest.

    Don't go cheap on the cage (propeller enclosure,)

    Steve
     

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    Hi Steve
    Thx for your cooperation and advise.

    Abohamza
     
  8. abohamza
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    Airboat rudder

    Hi Steve,

    Pls, how much the rudder area (dimensions)for single or tween rudders?

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