Self-steering gear

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

Wully
 
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.
 
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