Used to have one - but never had it apart as their built the damned
things with s/s fasteners in cast alum with not anti-corrosion goop.

Anyhow - the thrust mechanism might be tied up with the auto brake toy
they had on the back end - the finned part. Do you have that?

Windbuggers have a not infrequent habit of having the blade hub
complete with blades fly off the shaft - 3 of my cruising friends had
exactly that happen - luckily 2 landed in the ocean - the 3rd was
pointed at the cockpit when it launched - chewed hell out of the
bimini and dodger - luckily no one got chopped up. Careful with these.



On Sun, 09 May 2004 17:31:09 GMT, "Daniel"
wrote:

I have an old Windbugger wind generator whose thrust bearing assembly is
totally missing. The company that produces the Windbugger could sell a new
one but its price would make more convenient the buying of a new generator.
Does anyone have got drawings or some advice to build a kind of substitute
in my shop?
Thanks in advance
Daniel Fua