Thanks Mike for your observation. You certainly did your homework for me. I can decrease the length of the rudder control horn by turning the connector in towards the rudder, for sure. I'd like to see how things pan-out after we connect the cables. And after I stated that I have 1/8 inch offset on the rudder, I actually have about 1/16 inch offset after I remove the mounting fixture I made to locate the hard point. Then, the rudder will move forward 1/16 inch since I used a pretty heavy rod which goes through the hinges. Dummy me. Thanks again Mike for your observations and comments. Much appreciated.

Mike's the man. He keeps me in line all the time.

Seriously Mike I'm learning a lot of stuff from you.

Edit: except how to spell, correction made.