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This all sounds a bit depressing. Modern sailing boats have loads of technology stuffed into them, from hull shape, to sails, to electronics. It...
Last winter I went to the London Boat Show. I was looking over one of the boats there and got into discussion with the sales guy, and somehow I...
My boat is tiller steered here's a pic. http://www.combeproducts.com/steersman/Justine2a.JPG
Boom length I had the same dilemma when I built my boat. In the end I opted to have a long boom with the mainsheet traveller at the stern of the...
Hi Tom Speer That sounds an excellent idea. What sort of dimensions would you need for each aluminium strip? Rob
I am interested in peoples opinion. Which type of radar reflector do people think is the most effective, and which type of radar reflector do...
Taylors cooker yes I have used a Taylors cooker on board. Very fiddly to use. You need to heat up the burners with meths, then turn the burner on...
Self steering system for sailing boats Yachting Monthly Magazine, one of the top UK yachting magazines,have recently sail tested the Steersman....
Steersman jib sheet to tiller self steering for yachts Yachting Monthly Magazine, one of the top UK yachting magazines,have recently sail tested...
Thanks Ebb The unit does not get iin the way at all really, because it sits on the bit between the cockpit and the side deck, which I call the...
Hello Ebb You say that the position of the Steersman is wrong. I think I didn't descibe it properly. It is actually on side of the cockpit,...
Down wind Hi Fast Fred Thanks for the feedback. I think in some ways you are right about downwind sailing. Boats tend to pivot about their...
Hi Rob I am putting the videos into a different format on the website which I hope will work this time. This should be ready in the next few...
Hi Robert Gainer I wish you could come and sail with us and see the Steersman working, I think you would see the flexibility that it displays....
There are several problems with the old system of sheet to tiller. 1. The pull on the sheet is sideways which reduces the sail efficiency....
:) We have just launched a jib sheet to tiller self steering gear. Basically the jib sheet winch is mounted on a hinged platform. The tension...
