Hydraulic steering cylinder produced in stainless steel 316. The exposed shaft can be protected by a gater to avoid barnacle growth on the cylinder shaft.
The bearings are produed in Vesconite.
Hydraulic rudder cylinder produced in stainless steel 316. The exposed shaft can be protected by a gater to avoid barnacle growth on the cylinder shaft.
The bearings are water lubricated "Vesconite".
Before and After Shots.
24ft boat was 350kg overweight with inefficient keel and rig. Not to mention the deck layout!!
Al the rigging was in sizes suitable for a 32ft ocean racer from the '70s.
We designed a new keel, a small, but efficient rig and took pains to keep everything simple...
As discussed in this thread: http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/showthread.php?threadid=418
Drawing from http://www.pcez.com/~artemis/SLAdesign.htm (a very nice site BTW)