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Re: Self steering harryproa downwind

The only way to find out is get out there and do it, but i suggest
your biggest enemy will be sea state. It will be easier in flatter water.
And you must be preparred to sacrifice speed. Consider the schooner
going dead downwind (not that you'd ever want to). one sail either
side and both eased past amidships. This should self steer DDW til a
big wave comes along.
Of course wind abeam or forward it should be easy, and if the boat is
really fast your apparent could be kept on the beam even going
downwind. Can't wait to get one in the water and play with it.







Thu Jun 8, 2006 8:59 pm

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G'Day, Here's a question that no one would probably tried yet. Can you put a sail up so that it is pulling somewhere forward of the mast, tie the rudder...
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Jun 7, 2006
10:41 am

- I've also thought about this and I'm convinced it's possible, probably easy with the schooner, lately I've been considering the una rig and that should be...
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Jun 7, 2006
8:39 pm

Are you trying to leave the helm to itself to get sleep, take a rest, etc? I was looking at a long trip on the Elementarry building at the moment, and accept...
Doug Haines
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Jun 8, 2006
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The only way to find out is get out there and do it, but i suggest your biggest enemy will be sea state. It will be easier in flatter water. And you must be...
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Jun 8, 2006
9:03 pm

OP, You started building? Yesterday pretty bad. Too difficult making the Camper top in one piece with the rest of the hull. Possible, but ten times easier if...
Doug Haines
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Jun 9, 2006
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I want to build the 12m Harry. I had hoped to fly to Coff's and check it out and maybe be started by now. The hold up is $$$$$. I need to find a tenant for a...
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Jun 9, 2006
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Found them, colour me stupid....
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Jun 9, 2006
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G'day Oceanplodder, Slocum sailed from Thursday Island to Cocos Islands in seventeen days and according to him was only at the helm for three hours in that...
Peter Raymond
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Jun 10, 2006
1:23 am

All true, still want to get out there and try it. harry, like any fast multi is going to be a problem for any self steering. An electronic auto pilot might...
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Jun 10, 2006
3:33 am

A saver strategy would probably be to use a wind vane, but that would require a serious change to the steering system, and probably isn't too desirable on any...
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Jun 14, 2006
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