Hi All,
Our Cape Horn Windvane just arrived, but before I mount it, I’d
be interested in knowing if anyone has some pic’s and or any special
advice on mounting this particular windvane. The instruction book has
a picture of one mounted on a BCC, but I’d be curious about any
variations from the published picture, for a BCC.
Thanks,
Mark Gearhart
s/v Godspeed
Mark: Hi!
The picture of the Cape Horn installation on a BCC (if
memory serves me rightly) of Roger Olson’s
installation on Nereus. Roger subsequently removed the
Cape Horn windvane and installed a Freehand Steering
System vane instead.
At the time (in about 2000 or 2001) Nereus was the
only BCC28 with a Cape Horn windvane.
Cheers
Bil
We very satisfactorily installed our Cape Horn outside
the boomkin making only a ss plate with a 2"
semicircle cut out for the vertical housing. We chose
not to mount it inside the boomkin (at the apex of the
inverted V since we carry our propane tank on a ss
fitting carried on the boomkin. The unit is supported
by the diagonal supports.
we matched top and bottom support brackets so a
through bolt held both /minimizing the number of holes
to be drilled in the boomkin.
Good luck
Nate Berkowitz
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nathaniel berkowitz, sausalito california
tel: 415 331 3314 fax: 415 331 1854
Mark:
It you go to http://home.att.net/~africanmoon, you will see how we mounted a Cape Horn under the bumpkin of our custom built Nor’star Flicka. To determine the exact position of the horizontal control tube, I drilled holes in to triangular pieces of plywood, laid two sticks across the bumpkin and used clamps to mount the plywood. I then placed the horizontal control tube through the holes in the plywood and adjust the position of the horizontal tube via the clamps. Once the position was determined, I started to cut the support struts. I know this is abbreviated but I hope it helps.
Rod
S/V IDUNA
P.S. The Cape Horn will steer in almost no air going downwind. If we decide we do not like the Pardey style windvane, we will purchase a Cape Horn for IDUNA.
Nathaniel:
Could you post a few images of your Cape Horn installation??
Rod