Thats exactly where it broke. It looks like it was on the underside of the steering "arm" though. I ordered my X-13 with the rudder from Malibu, it came with the strings already attached and tied. I used your picture to highlight the area where mine broke. The other side is chaffed pretty bad as well. I am thinking about trying to find some type of eyelet that I can crimp on to the string. Hopefully this might take the movement a little better.