Tod, Your video re-inspired me. I studied Letcher's self steering book last year, but had trouble getting surgical tubing, so the project got put on the bottom of my list. I know you were using your self steering on the Maine trip, but I never got a close look at it. I looked at the video a number of times trying to pick up details of your setup. I couldn't help but notice, after several viewings, that the boat seemed to be ghosting along with no one aboard, self steering, like when the skipper fell overboard, very eerie on Erie, very Blair Witch like. I guess self steering should include harnessing in. I look forward to seeing your rig and you first hand on one of the east coast cruises. Are you planning to attend any? Thanks for sharing, Rick Langer M15 #337 Bluebird (equipped with Doug's remote steering system)
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 13:11:31 -0500 From: "Howard Mills" <htmills@bright.net> Subject: M_Boats: video clip To: "M-list" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Message-ID: <000001c65037$94755a60$5f88db42@ACER> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
I've been offline for the past week, thanks to computer troubles. Hope I didn't miss too much.
A short video clip of Busca beating out into Lake Erie last summer:
http://www.todspages.net/images/WaywardSon.WMV
Tod Mills M17 #408 BuscaBrisas