I am waiting for your leg work to be completed Tor,
because I have yet to resolve the same issues. Davits,
solar panels, Mizzen boom…. yikes…. gets a little
crowded back there!!
alan
— Silver Heels <> wrote:
Monday evening I emailed Cape Horn to ask whether
they had made any windvanes for 424’s. Owner Yves
Gelinas
replied the next day saying, “We have built two
self-steering gears for the Pearson 424 ketch…” I
ee’d him
back asking for those owners’ contact info, but he
may not want to divulge that kind of information
without
the client’s permission. So I thought I’d check with
the group, too. I’m in the “serious consideration”
stage
of a Cape Horn windvane for Silver Heels. My
intention is to combine it with a low-draw tiller
autopilot for
all-in-one self-steering.
Regarding the Cape Horn’s installation, I believe
I’ve resolved most of the external obstruction
issues, at
least in my own mind – protruding mizzen boom,
davits, aft cockpit dodger/bimini – but would be
very
interested to hear how they affect the vane’s
performance when you’ve had a chance to experiment.
I still have
some close measuring to do to decide exactly how I’d
configure the installation. In particular, I’m
interested
to know just where the CH quadrant lies in your boat
(forward or aft of the lazarette’s forward
bulkhead), and
how you ran the control lines into the cockpit and
where/how you secure them. Also, where would you
connect a
tiller-drive autopilot? And, of course, any and all
of your personal observations, etc.
Thanks,
Tor
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Silver Heels, P-424 #17
http://www.SilverHeels.us
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