Hello this my first post here.
I just ordered a New 2011 Hunter 22. Should take delivery in 2 weeks.
I'm kind of a newbie in sailing.
I still have my Laser 1 and also have the Sail To Go sail kit on my canoe/inflatable kayak. But I guess they are not "real sailboats" since they only have one sail.
http://www.sailboatstogo.com/
But I did a yoyage on a 55 feets sailboat (can't remember the model but I know it was made in Hong kong) as a deck-hand. The trip was from Salem, Mass. to the Virgin Islands (in september). It took 13 days and we sailed in the midle of a Hurricane that had a name (but I forgot it). Gigantics waves crashed over the boat a few times and I got sick. Had to learn fast. It was like twenty years ago. I was a real complete newbie then but that was then that I decided that I love this sport.
Anyway...
I want to install some sort of self steering system on the Hunter 22 2011. I have ordered a davis Tiller tamer and will give it a try.
But I'm looking at selfsteering Windvanes on the net and I think they are cools.
Some day I want to make somewhat longs expeditions with this boat here on the St-lawrence river in Quebec City, Canada and would like to have a real self steering device.
Do you know of really small windvanes that would fit on this open transom boat (fitted with an 6 hp outboard) ?
http://www.huntermarine.com/Models/22/22Index.html
Is a windvane kind of overkill ? anyone have one on a 22 feets or less daysailer ?
Buy the way, on my Atlantic trip on the 55 footer, the automatic pilot broke on the very first day and we had to steer all the way to Tortola Island (and only 3 persons on board) ! No windvane...
Marc
P.S. Sorry for my bad english.
I just ordered a New 2011 Hunter 22. Should take delivery in 2 weeks.
I'm kind of a newbie in sailing.
I still have my Laser 1 and also have the Sail To Go sail kit on my canoe/inflatable kayak. But I guess they are not "real sailboats" since they only have one sail.
http://www.sailboatstogo.com/
But I did a yoyage on a 55 feets sailboat (can't remember the model but I know it was made in Hong kong) as a deck-hand. The trip was from Salem, Mass. to the Virgin Islands (in september). It took 13 days and we sailed in the midle of a Hurricane that had a name (but I forgot it). Gigantics waves crashed over the boat a few times and I got sick. Had to learn fast. It was like twenty years ago. I was a real complete newbie then but that was then that I decided that I love this sport.
Anyway...
I want to install some sort of self steering system on the Hunter 22 2011. I have ordered a davis Tiller tamer and will give it a try.
But I'm looking at selfsteering Windvanes on the net and I think they are cools.
Some day I want to make somewhat longs expeditions with this boat here on the St-lawrence river in Quebec City, Canada and would like to have a real self steering device.
Do you know of really small windvanes that would fit on this open transom boat (fitted with an 6 hp outboard) ?
http://www.huntermarine.com/Models/22/22Index.html
Is a windvane kind of overkill ? anyone have one on a 22 feets or less daysailer ?
Buy the way, on my Atlantic trip on the 55 footer, the automatic pilot broke on the very first day and we had to steer all the way to Tortola Island (and only 3 persons on board) ! No windvane...
Marc
P.S. Sorry for my bad english.
