Thank you all very much, i had a some delightful surprises in my inbox this morning.

Now, time for study...

Plans already sent by email, no time like the present. Let me know if they don't arrive.

If anyone else wants these plans I am happy to send.

Would some kind JRA soul be able to furnish me with idiot-proof plans of the Belcher OGT-1 windvane design?

I'm hoping to try the Bill Belcher design that is a horizontal vane acting only on the tiller. Peter Scandling, the boat's previous owner, had started to build one and it's my mission to finish it.

I'm hoping that it will suit Mariposa. I'd like to avoid underwater protuberances if possible. If it's a failure i may have to opt for a trim tab, but to me there's something very beautiful about Mariposa's underwater profile - i just like the purity of having nothing but the hull and rudder in the water.

I've done what i hope is a thorough search of the JRA website, but if the design is here i can't find it. I have the JRA newsletter (number 51) that has a write-up and photos of Easy Go's OGT-1 and it's very informative.

I'd rather have the book, of course, but the cheapest i can find online is still 100 GBP! Ouch - I'm buying an outboard that costs less!

Matt

Ash Woods wrote:

I downloaded a copy of Catalyst the journal of the AYRS number 23 in January 2006 and a gentleman called Jan Alkema has created and excellent system which i intend to make.