Reply To: HT Mk 111 steering

I Replaced the original rubber gaiters with the rubber that covers the gearshiftstick of a car (renault). this way the rubber is able to follow the movement of the tie bar more easily. Moreover the closing of the rubber around the tie bar is closer to the axle of rotation of the rudder and hardly moves at all.
I found that the original setup the rubber gaiter has to work too hard the movement there is around 5-cm. max. Still, it is not perfect as a drop or so still seeps through in rough weather, but that has to do with the white cover that holds it into place.
I am not convinced by the setup for the emergency rudder on the HT27. Maybe that could be solved much better with the conventional tiebars.
Good luck.
Juup