Self-steering gear

[Guest]

Can anybody point me in the direction of some simple plans for a self-build servo-pendulum steering gear suitable for a 27 ft, 5 ton, tiller steered sloop? Ta.

 

[Guest]

Wind Vane Self Steering

Bill Belcher,1997

Theory, principles and practice of self-steering for all types of wind vanes. Includes diagrams and dimensioned plans for several different vanes.

It's published in New Zealand and is available in most nautical bookshops.

 

[Guest]

Try Fay Marine. (can't remember the web address-sorry) The have plans for a home-knitted windvane.

Wully

 

[Guest]

Have a look at Peter Forthman's book - Adlard Coles I think - on just about all self sterring systems - also at www.eindpilot.de - for excellent reference material.

 

[Guest]

Thanks. one & all.