MC, I made a wind vane direct to rudder system for my M15 in anticipation of a long sail. The temporary mounting mechanism didn't stand up to the 3 ft chop when I tried it. It was working the right direction but I ran out of time and made the trip hand steering. I haven't tested it since then. Howard Audsley has made and used a wind vane pendulum steering system for the M17 with decent ssuccess Tod Mills has a wind vane pendulum system under construction for his M17 as well. Thanks Doug Kelch "Seas The Day" --- MC Carpenter <southisland2@earthlink.net> wrote:
Have you seen anyone use a wind vane to steer on one of these little boats while taking a short break
........................ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve R." <stever@mail.saabnet.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2003 7:16 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: New old M-17
My best luck has been with an abrasive disk grinder. I used a regular disk but I noticed when I was in a really nice hardware store they have disks for SS. I had to borrow the grinder from work.
I have used a reciprocating saw but I burned up a blade cutting a 5/8 inch rod.
steve
Steve R. M-15 #119 Lexington, KY
--- "MC Carpenter" <southisland2@earthlink.net> wrote:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----
_______________________________________________
http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
_______________________________________________
http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com