Tag: Steering
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Comfortable Steering
I think the first time I had the idea that I could actually build my own boat was when I met Peter Stuivenberg on his yacht Crossroads in the Horta Marina on the Azores in 2001. If he could then I should be able too, right? One mistake he said he made was not paying…
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Tricky steering cylinder problems
The nice Australian steering system that I wrote about earlier (in Swedish) did surprise us by being larger than specifications for all components. Actually the guys at HyDrive changed their mind in the last minute and said we needed stronger components than originally specified, but they forgot to tell us that they had different dimensions…
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The Human Bow Thruster
If the bow-thruster fails you can maybe try kicking your way :-) Actually I am not a big fan of bow-thrusters. I usually consider it an unnecessary weight in the bow, where you really want to minimize weight. And a skilled skipper should be able to handle the yacht without one. It becomes tricky, however,…
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Vi snackar rattpump.
Styrning på stora segelbåtar med en ratt och ett roder är rätt enkelt. Oftast använder man en lina som går runt en trumma på rattaxeln och sen ned till rodret. Med två rattar blir det mer komplicerat, dels blir lindragningen mer komplicerad och dels måste rorsman använda kraft både till att flytta rodret och den…