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I have noticed two main styles of wind vane systems:
1. A simple large vane that, through a gear set to get reverse action,
moves a secondary rudder.
2. A smaller vane that moves a rudder that can swing side to side. As the
smaller rudder moves, it pushes off to one side. The smaller rudder is
attached to the main tiller in a way that, as the small rudder swings, it
moves the main tiller. This system is much stronger due to the fact that
it uses the water pressure of the boats movement to move the tiller and not
the direct pressure of the wind.
There are more systems I am sure, but I have had limited exposure to these
systems in the Mid-west.
Brent Wilson
P-15 #657
Lockridge, IA
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> From: Lewis Baumstark <lbaum@preferred.com>
> To: wwpotter@tscnet.com
> Subject: Steering Vanes
> Date: Friday, January 14, 2000 12:23 PM
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> West Wight Potter Mailing List maintainer
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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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