DIY Wind Vanes

[Lee_Shaw]

Has anyone had any success making there own wind vanes? I'm thinking espesially of the trim tab variety for transom hung rudders - a la "Joshua".

If so how satisfactorily does it perform? And how far over the stern do you have to hang to adjust it?

Thanks in advance.

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[Rowana]

There was an article in one of the mags, PBO I think, about a year ago (from memory, but could have been before then) about a guy who made his own. Quite detailed write up, and it made me think that it would not have been beyond my capabilities, should I ever need to make one.

Someone else may remember the article.

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[Rowana]

There was an article in one of the mags, PBO I think, about a year ago (from memory, but could have been before then) about a guy who made his own. Quite detailed write up, and it made me think that it would not have been beyond my capabilities, should I ever need to make one.

Someone else may remember the article.

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[Joe_Cole]

If you do a search you'll find that there have been several threads on this subject.

Joe

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[Twister_Ken]

I seem to remember it incorporated several bits of an old bicycle. I have several old bicycles which I might be prepared to sell at a moderate profit...

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[ongolo]

You could read Bill Belchers

Wind-Vane Self-Steering, how to plan and make your own.


regards ongolo


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