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Elie

Well here are my conclusions based on the reseach I conducted.  Thank you for all the replies.  
 Please tell me what you think

Elie

well here are my conclusions based on the limited reseach I conducted.  Thank you for all the replies.   Please tell me what you think
Elie

A yawl is an interesting option.  What are your spec.s, do you have parts of an old rig you are recycling?  How big of a sail will you bend?  
   I do have concerns about  weight in the transom, and appearence, of the vane.  But I am just researching for the moment.

Here are two drawings that Scanmar sent me, for two different systems, but boy do they cost some!  I aslo found a book Wind Vane Self Steering by Bill Belcher gives plans for a home made version that works just the tiller.

Bill I would like drawings where do I send the check?

Well I have recieved some replies.  Scanmar Monitor made a rig for an Ariel and sent me detail of the stern monting.  Made be we can order a bakers dozen?  I also found a book by Bill Belcher that givens plan for a home made rig that runs the tiller.
  Does the Association have larger drawings of the Ariel's Lines as in page 144 of the second addition, availible?
Thanks again

I am glad the new engine works well.  I am running a 1981 Envirude 9.9, which pushes the boat quiet well.  But the block weights about 100 pounds and swamps the well.  How much does your engine weight, ?  I have heard of a nissan 9.9 that is about 60#s.

Thanks, I will check these links out and report my progress

Hi there,
Well my boat is high and dry, i hauled early, about a month ago, so I could start martime school.  And I hope to use the association as a resource for a class.  And for my ariel, here in Maine. I would like to add a simple self steering system, that uses the wind and the existing rudder.  I have read about some but know not of any.  Does any one have one?  Or know of a good company?  Please let me know, and I will writting up my findings for the class and for the news bulletin.  
Thanks
Elie #20