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It will be noted that the rudder-blade is merely a piece of sheet brass cut to shape and soldered into the rudder-post M, which is slit to accommodate it.

From Boys' Book of Model Boats by Yates, Raymond F. (Raymond Francis)

There was a very short iron tiller in the rudder-post.

From The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document by Anonymous

He then fixed the fuse alongside the rudder-post, and after listening to hear whether any one was about, he struck a match and applied it to the loose end.

From Under the Chilian Flag A Tale of War between Chili and Peru by Rainey, W. (William)

A stake was driven in the sand of the lake bottom, at either side the stern, and the rudder-post lashed between.

From Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest by Potts, William Sherman

A small wheel about 1 inch in diameter, with an edge filed in it, is soldered to the top of the rudder-post.

From Boys' Book of Model Boats by Yates, Raymond F. (Raymond Francis)