That’s a good point about the emergency rudder possibilities of a windvane, Pat. One of the features in favor of the Auto-Helm windvane is that it utilizes a separate, external rudder mounted on the lower transom. That rudder steers the boat when the windvane is operating, not the vessel’s steering system. There are no lines to the boat’s helm or steering quadrant. This Auto-Helm rudder is in turn steered by a trim tab, which is directed by the airvane. If the vessel’s steering system fails, you still have fully operational self-steering, and/or can actually hand-steer your boat with a little tiller arm that’s on the base of the airvane “mast.” Details at http://www.selfsteer.com/products/autohelm/index.php .
I’d still like to hear from anyone who has addressed the windvane/davits issue on a 424.
Tor
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