[from a New Zealand site - Boat Books Ltd. ]

WIND-VANE SELF STEERING
By Bill Belcher. Pbk, perfect bound, 240mm x 170mm, 128 pages,
monochrome plans and tables.
This classic book describes the theory, principles and practice of
wind vanes for self steering. It tells the blue water sailor how to
construct his own wind-vane self steering system, including full
working drawings.
Wind-vane Self Steering is generally regarded world wide as the
definitive work on this topic and currently, as far as we know, is the
only such work generally available.
NZ$39.95 + Delivery


Brian Whatcott Altus OK


On Tue, 09 Mar 2004 18:18:18 -0800, Arco wrote:

Well - I'm not looking for a boat design. Let me try to make myself
more clear.

Subject: OPEN BOAT SELF-STEERING

Question: Can anyone recommend a good windvane and/or self-steering
solution that could be used on a 17' open boat?




On Tue, 09 Mar 2004 20:23:50 -0500, Barlovento
wrote:

Try the 200$ sailboat
http://home.att.net/~DaveCarnell/sailboat.html#Top

On Tue, 09 Mar 2004 09:33:18 -0800, Arco wrote:

I'm shopping for a light, open, simple sailboat that I can use for
cruising/camping trips on big lakes and coastal waters. I'm most
interested in the 17' designs by Drascombe and Norseboat.
http://www.drascombe-association.org.uk
http://www.norseboat.com

My old 40' sloop had a Monitor windvane - a fantastic piece of
equipment.

Can anyone recommend a good windvane and/or self-steering solution
that could be used on a 17' open boat?

Thanks in advance.