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Provided some angulation between them
is kept,
the braces do not need to be placed
symmetrically
. One of them can be placed
almost fore-and-aft, and the other to one side,
to allow passage
through the stern on one
side.
Connecting the windvane
tower to the horizontal axle
The short tube welded horizontally at the
base of the windvane tower is fastened to the
control axle with four screws through its edge,
into a bronze ring near its end. Two punch
marks identify the top of the bronze ring and
makes alignment of holes easier.
Connecting the Control
Mechanism
The
handle
that controls the steering
oar
should be to the left
(to port.
At the bottom of the pushrod that moves
up and down inside the tower (and transmits
the tilt of the vane to the steering oar), is
screwed a connecting rod made with a piece of
threaded rod welded to a short piece of tube
with Teflon lining inside. Notice that the
threaded rod is offset to one side. Connect it to
the handle so that the
short tube
is
offset to
port
(left, looking forward); this keeps the
pushrod
away from the wall
of the tube.
The cap that covers the end of the
horizontal tube is thicker on one side. The
thicker part should be to starboard, in order to
keep the crank to port.
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