Windpilot PACIFIC LIGHT - The Basics; Windpilot System Requirements; Crossbar; Dedicated Break Point for Steering Lines

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1.6.2 THE BASICS
 • Keepthesteeringlinesasshortaspossible.
 • Usethesmallestpossiblenumberofblocks.
 • Usenon-stretchlines.
 • Makesuretheangleformedbythelinesbetween
the system and the back of the boat (seen from
above) is no greater than 30 degrees.
 • Checkthetensionofthesteeringlines.
 • Watchtomakesurethatlinetravelisnotbeing
wasted between the pendulum arm and the main
rudder.
 • Checkthatthemainrudderbearingsrunsmoothly.
 • Checkwheelsteeringsystemsforplayand
stiffness.
1.6.3 WINDPILOT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
 • Ring315onthependulumarmmustbeatdeck
level.
 • Thiskeepsthesteeringlinesshort.
 • Therearenounnecessaryblocksonthesteering
lines.
 • Therearenoblocksfittedtothesystemitself.
 • Thependulumruddershaftislongenoughto
provide plenty of leverage for the pendulum rudder.
 • Thebevelgearlinkageisworkingproperlyto
provide automatic yaw damping.
 • Thesystemissensitiveinlightairsbutpowerfulin
stronger wind conditions.
CAUTION
 • Takecarewhensettingupthesteeringlines
between the WINDPILOT and the main rudder.
Poor force transmission will seriously impair
steering quality.
1.6.4 CROSSBAR
 • Iftheangleformedbythelinesbetweenthesystem
and the first set of turning blocks on the back of the
boat (seen from above) is greater than 30 degrees,
performance is likely to suffer. The blocks may be
moved to the ends of a crossbar fitted adjacent
to the top of the mounting bracket to improve the
angle and resolve the problem.
1.6.5 DEDICATED BREAK POINT FOR STEERING
LINES
 • Twooftheturningblocksforthesteeringlines
should be fastened to the boat only with thin cord
(e.g. 3 mm burgee halyard). If, for whatever reason,
the transmission system should be overloaded,
these lines will break and save the rest of the
setup.
1.6.6 SHOULD I SPLICE THE STEERING LINES?
 • No,itisbetterjusttouseknotsasyoucanthen
end-for-end the lines easily to spread the wear.