I acknowledge that I have not tried it (being mostly a coastal sailor)
but there are directions for a DIY wind vane at
http://www.mindspring.com/~waltmur/Self-Steering/. Apparently you can
mount it to plywood that then gets attached to the transom for a test
drive. If you have the time and desire, and don't want to spend a lot
of money (and don't plan to sleep while it's working), you might try
this.

Steve Hayes
Augusta, Maine

"Charlie Morgan" wrote in message
...

Do yourself a huge favor and ignore DSK. He's a well known
and well worn usenet
failure. His knowlege is all from a book, and we are not
sure he even has the
right book. He diesn't know anything firsthand about this
subject.


Do yourself a bigger favour and PLONK Charlie Morgan. He is
a vindictive little twerp. He has wished death upon a fellow
sailor. He even faked his own death on another NG and
laughed at the people after they sent condolences.



--
Scott Vernon
Plowville Pa _/)__/)_/)_

Charlie Morgan wrote:
Okay, Doug. Please describe the windvane setup on your own sailboat. Oh, you
don't have a windvane OR a sailboat? Well, can you then describe the windvane on
a sailboatt you USED to have?

Sure.
An Aries on a Saga 43, mounted slightly off center.

Then I have also used an English built windvane on a Whitby
42 ketch.

The first wind vane I ever used, I built myself and used on
a series of boats. One was a bubble-top Columbia 26, another
was the King's Cruiser owned by my father.


.... Oh, you've never had a sailboat with a windvane?

What gives you that idea?

Okay... What's that Doug? You say that your crusing in sailboats consisted of
dragging a Hunter 19 on a trailer down the highway? WOW!


Not only that, I have a buddy who claims to have radar on a
C&C 27.

DSK

You all remind me of a bunch of immature school children! Grow up and cut
out this crap I don't think the group needs or wants to read this garbage.
"Charlie Morgan" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:36:47 -0400, DSK wrote:

Charlie Morgan wrote:
Okay, Doug. Please describe the windvane setup on your own sailboat. Oh,
you
don't have a windvane OR a sailboat? Well, can you then describe the
windvane on
a sailboatt you USED to have?

Sure.
An Aries on a Saga 43, mounted slightly off center.

Then I have also used an English built windvane on a Whitby
42 ketch.

The first wind vane I ever used, I built myself and used on
a series of boats. One was a bubble-top Columbia 26, another
was the King's Cruiser owned by my father.


.... Oh, you've never had a sailboat with a windvane?

What gives you that idea?

Okay... What's that Doug? You say that your crusing in sailboats
consisted of
dragging a Hunter 19 on a trailer down the highway? WOW!


Not only that, I have a buddy who claims to have radar on a
C&C 27.

DSK

Took you quite a while to come up with this fantasy. Writer's block?

CWM

Not only that, I have a buddy who claims to have radar on a
C&C 27.


Charlie Morgan wrote:
Took you quite a while to come up with this fantasy.

Is this your clever little way of admitting that you don't
really have radar, or that you don't really have a C&C 27?

As for "how long," did you sit around waiting for me to post
a reply so you could jump on it in less than 20 minutes? I
actually have a life.

DSK

On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 15:27:23 GMT, "NE Sailboat"
wrote:

I am a man! As such, I put up with EAT, DRINK, COMPLAIN ......... to get
^%$#&*!

Trust me on this one, if you have a tiller pilot you will have more
time for that.

Nothing like a little R & R while Otto drives the boat.

Wow ,, that is soooo cool.... If I do that Roger Long will show up and kick
me to make sure I am dead!

======================

How can you plonk a guy named Charlie Morgan? Isn't that a famous yachting
name? Morgan yachts?

What if it is THE CHARLIE MORGAN?

================================


"Scotty" wrote in message
. ..

"Charlie Morgan" wrote in message
...

Do yourself a huge favor and ignore DSK. He's a well known
and well worn usenet
failure. His knowlege is all from a book, and we are not
sure he even has the
right book. He diesn't know anything firsthand about this
subject.


Do yourself a bigger favour and PLONK Charlie Morgan. He is
a vindictive little twerp. He has wished death upon a fellow
sailor. He even faked his own death on another NG and
laughed at the people after they sent condolences.



--
Scott Vernon
Plowville Pa _/)__/)_/)_

"Charlie Morgan" wrote in message
...

My heineous "crime" was to point out that Doug King is not
nearly the expert he
would like everyone to believe he is. He has a massive
ego, that dwarfs his
knowledge. What I posted about his cruising experience was
absolutely true. He
had a 19 foot hunter on a trailer that he would cruise at
55 mph down the
highway and plop it in various places for day sails and
overnights. When it came
time to buy his "real" cruising boat, he bought a clapped
out 36 foot single
screw TRAWLER. Doug is not that old or infirm, he just has
a wife who calls all
the shots. He's pretty pitiful. There is a puppy dog named
Scotty who follows
him around trying to defend him wherever he goes. I guess
Doug is maybe a bit
limp wristed, too... if you know what I mean. His wife is
pretty manly looking.


Whatsa matta Chuckie, did Doug hurt your feelings? You
sound like a jealous, spiteful grade school dunce.

Bark, bark

Scotty

Poor Doug .. I feel bad now. And that dog, could it get any worse.

A Trawler yacht ,, that is a MOTOR BOAT. Oh , the shame of it all.

Having a manly looking wife can be a great comfort though. She probably can
pull in the anchor, dock lines, etc.

My new bride, the former Paris Hilton, can't do anything except &^%$#. And,
she does that with every Captain in the harbor!

But ,,, I still love her.

Tally ho.... fair winds, or good gas ( that is what trawler guys say, isn't
it ).





"Charlie Morgan" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 20:25:33 GMT, "NE Sailboat"
wrote:

Wow ,, that is soooo cool.... If I do that Roger Long will show up and
kick
me to make sure I am dead!

======================

How can you plonk a guy named Charlie Morgan? Isn't that a famous
yachting
name? Morgan yachts?

What if it is THE CHARLIE MORGAN?


Don't worry about it, NE. If you want to plonk me because some nitwit
ordered
you to, go right ahead. It will hurt you more than it will hurt me.

My heineous "crime" was to point out that Doug King is not nearly the
expert he
would like everyone to believe he is. He has a massive ego, that dwarfs
his
knowledge. What I posted about his cruising experience was absolutely
true. He
had a 19 foot hunter on a trailer that he would cruise at 55 mph down the
highway and plop it in various places for day sails and overnights. When
it came
time to buy his "real" cruising boat, he bought a clapped out 36 foot
single
screw TRAWLER. Doug is not that old or infirm, he just has a wife who
calls all
the shots. He's pretty pitiful. There is a puppy dog named Scotty who
follows
him around trying to defend him wherever he goes. I guess Doug is maybe a
bit
limp wristed, too... if you know what I mean. His wife is pretty manly
looking.

CWM

"Charlie Morgan" wrote
Is this your clever little way of admitting that you
don't
really have radar, or that you don't really have a C&C
27?

Here ya go, liar!

Looks like a 27-5 with RADAR to me?


Idiot posting a jpg on a NG !