Re: Steering Vanes

From: Wm. Longyard (longyard@ix.netcom.com)
Date: Fri Jan 14 2000 - 15:54:22 PST


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Probably not a viable solution on a small, lightweight boat like
the P-19 where crew movement would be a significant factor in
boat balance.

Bill Longyard
Winston-Salem, NC

Lewis Baumstark wrote:
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> There's been a lot of talk among the P19 people that last few days about
> auto-pilots. During those discussions, manual steering vanes have been
> mentioned. I would like to know how steering vanes work. I've seen a few
> pictures of them but never have been able to figure out how they function. (
> Could be a dumb question, but then again, I've always been taught there's no
> such thing as a dumb question.)
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> Thanks,
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> Lewis Baumstark
> P15
> Bristol, Tn.



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