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The steering mechanism was designed by Alan Boswell to be deliberately simple enough to allow repairs and routine maintenance to be carried out at sea.

>> A LINE OF ROPE, two toggles (cannibalised off Chris’s angle grinder) and two pulleys connect the helmsman/pedaler to the rudder.

The action is similar to that of a go-cart: one hand pushes forward while the other pulls in order to turn the rudder in the direction you want the boat to go >>

 

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