This is a video and building description of the sailboat self-steering windvane i built from a design by larry pardey. it is designed for a lyle hess designe.... Sailboat self-steering gear. how you go about building the system depends on your boat. our boat is what is known as a double-ended sailboat. the relative motions of the wind vane system our unique method for testing system stability (without even leaving the slip) see 5 different designs using the autopilot and a trim tab with detailed. Wind vane self-steering is common on long-distance boats and especially junk rigged boats. it uses the direction of the wind and the forward motion of the boat to steer, keeping you going at a constant angle to the wind..
Product description... any other small boat wind indicator, the c-vane is the new paradigm. The next step was to cut the lengths of oak to size and glue them into position using west-system epoxy. the photo below shows the trunk of the wind-vane: which is the “middle bit” that is below the vane itself, and above the pendulum. this trunk ends up attached to the transom of the boat by a pivot.. If you are buying or building a new yacht on which you intend to fit a wind vane steering gear then consider the design of the yacht carefully. on any short handed yacht such as one sailed by a family, the ability to easily steer itself is very important..
