Great Planes Seawind .60-.91 ARF - GPMA1360 - Manual (Page 17)

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2. Use epoxy to glue the rudder base to the bottom of
the rudder. Make sure the epoxy covers all of the bare
wood surfaces.
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3. Cut and install three hinges in the rudder. Install the
rudder on the fuselage following the same procedure used to
install the elevator.
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4. Install a 1/8" [3mm] set screw in the water rudder
control rod.
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5. Insert the water rudder control rod in the quick connector
on the bottom of the rudder. Insert the water rudder in the
fuselage and connect the water rudder control rod to the water
rudder. Do not trim off the excess control rod until after the
rudder throws have been set.
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6. Install the ailerons and flaps on both wing halves
following the same procedure used to install the hinges in the
rudder and elevator.
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1. Install a 36" [914mm] servo extension on the elevator
servo. Tie the end of the servo extension to the string and
carefully pull the extension through the fuselage. Tape or heat-
shrink the leads together.
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2. Install the elevator servo in the fuselage using the
hardware supplied with the servo.
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3. Thread a nylon clevis approximately 14 turns onto one
end of a 6" [152mm] pushrod. Remove the backing plate from
one of the medium nylon control horns and connect the clevis
to the outer hole.
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4. Position the control horn on the elevator so that the
elevator pushrod is parallel to the centerline of the elevator
servo and over the hardwood block. Mark the location of the
control horn mounting holes and drill a 1/16" [1.6mm] pilot
hole at each mark. Temporarily mount the control horn to the
elevator with two #2 x 3/8" [9.5mm] sheet metal screws.
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5. Remove the two screws and put a couple of drops of thin
CA into both screw holes to harden the wood. After the CA
has cured, reinstall the control horn.
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6. Slide a silicone clevis retainer over the clevis. Center the
elevator servo arm and the elevator. Mark the pushrod where
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