Sail Boat Rigging

[GENEVM]

Does Anyone Know Of A Good Book, Or Reference For Rigging A 4' Sail Boat?? I Have Blue Prints For A 16' Trailor Sailor, ( From Clark Craft,) I Was Going To Build This Until I Pinched A Nerve In My Back. I Must Stay With A Lot Smaller Boats, Now. I Want To Make A 1/4 Scale R.c. Model From The Prints. I Need To Know What Sail Servo's Will Work And How To Set Them Up. And Any Other Information That Would Help Me In This Project.

Gene.

[RickE]

Two books come to mind to help with your project. The first is "Building and racing radio control sailboats" by Thomas J. Houle; but, it's been out of print for a long time but you might google the title and may find an used copy online.

The second is "Radio controlled racing yachts" by Chris Jackson, and again a google search will likely find you a source for this soft bound book.

As for sail servos, both Futaba and Hitec have both winch and arm-style sail servos; however, you'll have to determine your hull's total sail area and mast/deck layout to matchup a servo for your needs.

Rick Eyrich

[Pat Matthews]

You'll likely have more sail than a hobby servo can handle. One builder of boats in this size uses power window motors and limit switches.

Pat Matthews

[GENEVM]

i will try to find said books,will sic my wife on it, she's better at it than i.

there will b almost 45 sq.ft. of sail area, aprox. 25 sq.ft. main sail and approx. 20 sq.ft. jib.

would this be beyond the capability of the sail servo's available?


gene.

[Pat Matthews]

yes.