In preparation for the installation of the rudder pedals, I installed all the cotter pins and checked the torque on all the nyloc nuts. I also installed the adjusting mechanism and the cable handle. (Tying a knot in galvanized cable is not as easy as I thought it would be.)

Because the pedal assembly rocks side-to-side a bit, I fabricated two shims out of 0.032 aluminum stock, and I'll blind-rivet them to the floor under where the UHMW blocks sit. This will also provide some measure of wear-protection for the floor when sliding the pedals back and forth.