Atlantic Wind self steering gear update.

With three enquiries on the first day of posting the news of manufacture of the new Atlantic Wind (tm) Self Steering Gear,its time to step up a gear and get into production. We also have a 31ft yacht here in Hout Bay who is willing to be the test boat and may even allow customers to go out on his boat to see how well it works.

This is a picture I have lifted from the Scanmar web site,they have a very full information package on the many types of wind vanes possible.The system works with the trim tab assisting the rudder,helping steering in light weather.

The engineers have the design file,the CNC shop has the rudder paddle design,the BS1088 plywood rudder halfs are now epoxy laminated and by next week we should at least have the pricing in.One of these days we will even have some pictures for you.

Materials, 316 stainless steel to all fabrications,Vesconite bearings,BS1088 marine ply,with epoxy and glass cloth on the drive rudder,Dacron on the actual wind vane,black Acetal for the drive gears.

Roy