Hi all;
I have an old
Sailomat windvane, a 3040, that uses an auxiliary
rudder in the
water in addition to the oar. It does not connect at all to the boats
rudder. It is not mounted on the
boat currently.
The manual says that reinforcing the transom may be needed. Ours has a transverse foam filled reinforcement roughly halfway up the transom, from one end to the other. It is about 6 inches in height, and 1 inch in
depth, of
fiberglass. The transom
fiberglass is about .25 inches, maybe more - I need to measure it.
The vane will mount with either two or four mounting points, depending on how the mount is designed. So, am hoping that the
current reinforcement will be enough. Perhaps mounted above the existing reinforcement, but with an large
aluminum backing plate for the mounting points. It may be possible to mount one going directly thorough the existing reinforcement, after of course I have replaced the foam with
epoxy.
Will this be enough? The unit weights about 60 lbs, and the mounts might be another 10 lbs? This is on our Westerly Fulmar, with a
displacement of 10-12k lbs.
Chris