Plastimo navik self steering gear

[contessaman]

After a plastimo navik if anyone has one, thanks

 

[Team Hallin]

Do not have a Navik but have a fully made up, unsed [brand new condition] and licensed 'Hebridean' which was designed by the late John Fleming for Contessa 32 but is suitable for boats with stern freeboard between 600mm to 1,000mm [1 metre]. The Servo Pendulum Wind Vane is at my home in London.

 

[contessaman]

hi how much do you want for it and could you email some pictures, I’ll PM my email address

 

[contessaman]

It won’t let me PM you for some reason perhaps as you are a new member. Maybe you can PM me or reply here thanks

 

[Team Hallin]

Yes I'm a newby and so unable to PM you also! I've just placed a post about the Wind Vane on the Contessa 32 Facebook site - so have a look at that if you are still interested in a made-up, working 'as new' 'Hebridean'.

 

[contessaman]

Hi hallin hanks for your reply. It’s an interesting looking vane I just wonder with the GK … she has a huge transom hung rudder and this Hebridean looks like she might struggle to straddle the rudder? My big boat has a hydro vane which is great but I would double the vale of the GK with one of those. A monitor or pacific light would be good but overkill and again worth more than the boat but somebody else in my marina has a navik and it looks perfect. There was one on eBay a while back but I didn’t have the little GK then it was just an idea in my head but I’d love to build her up for the jester challenge

 

[Team Hallin]

My Vane was sold last week to a person going across the Atlantic in a Westerly 33. They can be fitted with stern hung rudders but you must make a suitable frame around the rudder to do this. I've crossed the Atlantic 5 times and only once had no Vane and we had to steer by hand all the way across as autopilot packed up - it was NO fun at all!! Good luck with finding a suitable Vane and also in the Jester Challenge.