Self Steering First Trial

I took Mischief out for a sail on Friday but ended up drifting down river for three hours and then motoring back. Insufficient wind for a trial but the rigging and retrieval of the gear worked OK.

On Saturday there was more wind but too gusty to get any proper results. The gear does steer but not a very straight line. More damping on the vane is required along with  other things.


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