rudder stiffeners

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prestwich
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rudder stiffeners

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I've been staring at the rudder drawing for a few days now, and the parts, and the instructions, and I'm still missing something. Here's a pic from the plans.

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The instructions say to make two stiffeners from each length of material. So in this drawing, am I seeing the aft end of one stiffener, to the right, and the foreward end of the second stiffener, to the left? Then on most of the stiffeners, I'm going to be cutting the forward end at an angle similar to what's shown, but farther to the left, to shorten it? Nowhere do I see a drawing of what a completed stiffener actually looks like, or how they're supposed to be blanked out from the long piece. You guys have any pics?

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Youve got it right.

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Wow! :o Them are purdy, Spike!

You got it pwich! :thumbsup:
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Thanx, though that is one reason that I am a "slow" builder ;)
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