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Originally Posted by Benz
John Letcher's "Self Steering for Sailing Craft" has all the science and design information you could want.
Are you thinking of building a servo-pendulum style (like a Monitor), or a backup rudder (like a Hydrovane)?
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Definitely servo-pendulum. I haven't purchased the
boat yet, but I'm not planning on anything much larger than 27'. The backup rudder systems seem overkill for my purposes.
Currently I'm reading Bill Morris' "Windvane Self-Steering Handbook", which has some details on designing your own. However I was hoping to find something similar to the MK-III - where you can just
purchase the plans online and build it.
The closest I've seen is the WoodenB and the
Hibridean - but both seem to be abandoned projects.
The two most promising off-the-shelf options for my needs are the Mister Vee and the WindPilot Pacific Light. Both are around $1800, which isn't unreasonable. However I'd like to try to build a cheaper one if at all possible.