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Author:   Bill Morris
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Contemporary
Dimensions:   Width: 18.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.90cm
Weight:   0.662kg
ISBN:  

9780071434690

ISBN 10:   0071434690
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   16 March 2004
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction: What You Will Find in This Book Chapter 1. An Overview of Sailboat Self-Steering Mechanical Versus Electronic Steering A Brief History of Windvane Self-Steering Captain Joshua Slocum / Early Experiments / Marin-Marie / Trim-Tab Steering / Blondie Hasler and the OSTAR / Marcel Gianoli / Nick Franklin / Stellan Knöös / Hans Bernwall and Carl Seipel Chapter 2. Wind-Powered Self-Steering Systems: How They Work Sheet-to-Tiller Steering Trim-Tab Gears Vertical-Vane Trim Tabs / Horizontal-Vane Trim Tabs Servopendulums Vertical-Vane Servopendulum / Horizontal-Vane Servopendulum / Pendulum Trim Tab / Pendulum Trim-Tab Tiller Arm Notes on Rudder Design Mechanical-Electronic Combinations Chapter 3. Materials and Fabrication Methods Characteristics of Metals Melting Point / Malleability and Ductility / Tensile Strength, Hardness, and Toughness / Galvanic Corrosion Marine Alloys Bronze and Brass / Stainless Steel / Aluminum Metal Processing and Fabrication Casting / Rolling / Seamless Tubing / Brazing and Welding / Machining Polymers Nylon, Teflon, and Delrin / Polycarbonate / Injection Molding Chapter 4. Selecting the Right System Type of Main Steering Vessel Size Stern and Rudder Configuration Obstacles, or Garümpel Design Features Servopendulums / Trim Tabs Evaluating the Manufacturer Reputation / Price / Warranty / Repair / Parts Availability New Vane Gear Checklist Chapter 5. Vane Gear Specifications Aries (Denmark/Post-1993) (servopendulum) Auto-Helm (auxiliary rudder horizontal-vane trim tab) Cape Horn (servopendulum) Fleming Global 201 and 301 (servopendulum) Hydrovane (airvane-powered auxiliary rudder) Monitor (servopendulum) Navik (pendulum trim tab) Sailomat 601 (servopendulum) Saye's Rig (pendulum trim tab on main rudder) Windpilot (servopendulum and servopendulum-powered auxiliary rudder) Chapter 6. Purchasing a Used Vane Gear Where to Locate Used Vane Gears Cruiser Swap Meets / Nautical Classified Ads / Internet / Marinas and Yacht Clubs What to Look For Matching a Unit to Your Vessel / Price / Condition and Reparability / Parts Availability Discontinued Models Used Vane Gear Checklist Chapter 7. Installation Things to Consider Overhead Clearance and Airflow / Stern Configuration / Blocks and Lines Attaching to Hull Preparation / Mounting Brackets and Backing Blocks / Mounting Tubes Installing Lines and Blocks Lines to Tiller / Lines to Wheel / Cape Horn Control Lines Attaching Lines to the Helm Tiller Steering / Wheel Steering Chapter 8. Sailing with Windvane Steering Review of Sailing Basics True and Apparent Wind / The Points of Sail Balancing the Rig Interfering Forces / Sloop Rig / Split Rig / More on Downwind Sailing Operating the Vane Gear Servopendulum Steering / Trim-Tab Steering Chapter 9. Maintenance and Repair Inspection Bushings, Bearings, and Sleeves Blocks and Control Lines Bent Tubing and Broken Welds Caring for Aluminum Unfreezing Oxidized Parts / Cleaning and Lubrication / Fasteners / Plastic Insulators Calibration Servopendulums / Trim Tabs Broken Airvanes Chapter 10. Customizing Your Vane Gear Reinforcing the Mounting Structure Struts / Wire and Turnbuckles Lubricating Vintage Aluminum Vane Gears Custom Airvanes Standard Airvane / Vane for Light Airs / Same Thing, But Lighter / Storm Vane / Mizzen Boom Vane / Cutting and Finishing Trim Tab for Transom Rudder Design / Construction Coupler for Autopilot and Vane Gear Chapter 11. Emergency Rudders The Nightmare of Rudder Failure Servopendulum Conversions BEST / Fleming Optional Emergency Rudder / MRUD Auxiliary Rudder Conversions SOS Rudder: Self-Contained Rudder Kit Build Your Own Emergency Rudder Installing an Emergency Rudder Chapter 12. Build a Horizontal-Vane Trim-Tab System Overview of West End Concept Design Materials and Construction Appendix Manufacturers, Vendors, and Online Services / Selected NACA Four-Digit Profiles / Beaufort Scale Glossary Bibliography Index About the Author

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Bill Morris has taught English at the high school and university levels and was a magazine editor in Florida before taking to the sea in a Cal 30. A self-described “tech head,” he has studied self-steering mechanisms extensively in his years of roaming the oceans—he is now in Australia—and has written about windvane gears for magazines in Australia and the U.S., the latter including Ocean Navigator. This is his first book.HOMETOWN: Centennial, Colorado

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