Thanks again to Tudor for all the help.
We started out the day with some additions and reinforcements.
We added a lower rail for mounting the rudders. We added a dashboard panel. And reinforced the engine mount, and glued down a hinge for the steering stick on a backing board.
On our trip to West Marine we were unsuccesful in our search for steering and throttle controls. We did find a steering cable which we picked up. And the other breakthrough we had was finding some clamping oarlocks which make nice bearings for the rudders.
With a brief break for a battery change...
We continued mounting the rudders, including adding posts at the leading edge to tie them together as well as bolting on the end of the steering cable. The combination of the oar locks and some left over T-brackets with some subtle applications of lock washers as spacers of the right radius made the rudders look quite good.
Tudor also rounded off the front of the rudder as well with the sander. We did a tear down and reassembly to clear the airway too.
We ended with a little bit of a cleanup before our next tests...
