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Forum: General Classifieds (no boats) 24-12-2021, 10:30
Replies: 3
Want To Buy: NAVIK WINDVANE PARTS
Views: 515
Posted By Sven
Re: NAVIK WINDVANE PARTS

Navik parts are generally in stock, only the rarely made ones (especially the paddle and trim tab) have longer lead times.
Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy 17-11-2013, 09:29
Replies: 7
Views: 1,839
Posted By Sven
Re: Airies Windvane Self Steering not quite working

Does the rudder stay up at the same side every time?
Is that at high or low speed or no speed?
Does it happen without the windvane blade?
When it stays down, does it stay vertically down at all,...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 31-05-2013, 09:07
Replies: 13
Views: 6,415
Posted By Sven
Re: Self Steering by Windvane for Cats

It is not about how "Clean" the wind is but the apparent wind direction. This changes when the boat accelerates and then it does not matter where the wind vane is.
Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy 15-04-2013, 04:28
Replies: 48
Views: 11,149
Posted By Sven
Re: Downwind Running On A Windvane - How Do You Get It To Work?

One of the things to look for is reducing internal friction in the total system, from the servo pendulum system to the steering system itself. The more friction, the more wind is needed to get any...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 15-08-2012, 13:25
Replies: 18
Views: 6,829
Posted By Sven
Re: Thoughts on this vane design for self steering?

The drawings are a bit small but if they show a vertical axis windvane that pulls on the main tiller via steering lines it will not work. The forces a vertical windvane can provide are way too small...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 07-08-2012, 23:19
Replies: 11
Views: 2,768
Posted By Sven
Re: Welding a windvane together

That is right Charlie. I have gone through the whole process from idea to usable single system, then turning that single system in to manufactured product.

I am not always sure if I should respond...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 01-08-2012, 23:09
Replies: 11
Views: 2,768
Posted By Sven
Re: Welding a windvane together

Those plans only show very basic stuff. Even if you are mechanically inclined it will take a lot of time figuring out what is not shown.

If you do not mind getting a crude system working and...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 08-07-2012, 12:21
Replies: 16
Views: 4,781
Posted By Sven
Re: Spinakers, single handed?

One tip a winner of a solo race gave me was to throw the halyard in to the water behind the boat before taking the spinnaker down.
Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy 09-06-2012, 05:23
Replies: 7
Views: 2,808
Posted By Sven
Re: Help with self steering system

It's a Navik, and it is a long pendulum rudder, never seen a picture before, probably rare.

Don't trash, offer for sale or trade it in!
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 21-12-2010, 23:33
Replies: 31
Views: 21,535
Posted By Sven
The image in my previous post is of Mr. Vane. ...

The image in my previous post is of Mr. Vane.
There is a free system by the same maker to be won here:
The Mister V(r)ee video competition | Mister Vee wind vane self steering...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 01-12-2010, 09:30
Replies: 31
Views: 21,535
Posted By Sven
Are you sure about "can't"? ...

Are you sure about "can't"?

https://www.mistervee.com/files/image/mvfullup.JPG
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 30-11-2010, 23:55
Replies: 31
Views: 21,535
Posted By Sven
I do not use mine on tacks that I expect to be...

I do not use mine on tacks that I expect to be shorter than lets say about 10 minutes.

Leaving the pendulum rudder in the water mostly depends on the material it's made from. If it is wood, better...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 05-02-2010, 04:09
Replies: 11
Views: 27,496
Posted By Sven
I'm sorry if the offer is in any way unclear but...

I'm sorry if the offer is in any way unclear but until february 7th the full subcription IS free.
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 05-02-2010, 03:02
Replies: 11
Views: 27,496
Posted By Sven
Thanks for trying! I guess you went trough...

Thanks for trying!

I guess you went trough to the main Mister Vee website and then found the webshop. The free plans and free subscription to the detailed plans can be found on VeeWorld trough the...
Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy 04-02-2010, 23:28
Replies: 4
Views: 3,925
Posted By Sven
The further you mount it off centre the more...

The further you mount it off centre the more likely it is it'll be in the "wind shadow" of the boat when it is on the down wind side of the boat. This primarily a problem on a windward course.

If...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 04-02-2010, 23:15
Replies: 11
Views: 27,496
Posted By Sven
Free Plans for Windvane Self-Steering

Mister Vee have released plans for a self steering system to be self built with a level of skill that most keen DIY enthousiast have: OS Walt

OS Walt is the third in the line of self steering...
Forum: Families, Kids and Pets Afloat 22-01-2010, 06:44
Replies: 31
Views: 4,523
Posted By Sven
First of all, you're not alone in this, it...

First of all, you're not alone in this, it happens to a lot of people, you may take some comfort from that.

As others have pointed out earlier, you may just have gotten tired of the stuff you do...
Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy 08-01-2010, 05:02
Replies: 23
Views: 12,599
Posted By Sven
And from what I hear, a similar percentage that...

And from what I hear, a similar percentage that arrives there with an autopilot gets windvane self steering there and then...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 08-01-2010, 02:40
Replies: 41
Views: 24,124
Posted By Sven
Without seeing the thing, it seems to me that for...

Without seeing the thing, it seems to me that for what you describe, the pendulum swinging to port AND starbord and then staying there, there is something fundamentally wrong.

It is normal for the...
Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy 08-01-2010, 02:21
Replies: 23
Views: 12,599
Posted By Sven
Mmmm, that seems a strange comparison to me. If...

Mmmm, that seems a strange comparison to me. If it is about being modern, why still use a SAILboat? Sail has been replaced with engine power over 100 years ago?

When you now say "Sailing is so...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 30-12-2009, 15:07
Replies: 31
Views: 21,535
Posted By Sven
I'll be publishing free plans the coming months...

I'll be publishing free plans the coming months but I'm not sure if I can/may share the details here.

PM me if you'd like to be kept informed.
Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy 08-01-2009, 04:07
Replies: 12
Views: 6,145
Posted By Sven
Mmm, guess I read the rules too quickly, missed...

Mmm, guess I read the rules too quickly, missed the part that tells about the signature, sorry!
Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy 08-01-2009, 01:55
Replies: 12
Views: 6,145
Posted By Sven
It was Windhunter, a sort of all in one system. ...

It was Windhunter, a sort of all in one system.

I have read that this system was totally useless, very expensive, and ended the manufacturer in lawsuits and bankrupcy.

Here is a link with some...
Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy 08-01-2009, 01:34
Replies: 27
Views: 18,776
Posted By Sven
@ little boat: From what I read in your...

@ little boat:
From what I read in your description I think that the rod that had snapped is the pushrod that links the movement of the windvane to the vertical rotation of the pendulum rudder. If...
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