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Installation to the transom
I
f the freeboard is less than about 28 in. for
Var.
or 32 in. for
Jos.
, the mounting arms can be bolted to
the deck or caprail. If it is greater, they are bolted to
the transom.
If the mounting arms have not been previously
cut to the appropriate length, cut them so that the
body of the unit or the steering oar clear the rudder by
about one inch.
The arms should be fastened to the transom at
a height that keeps most of the wood part of the
servo-pendulum below the (dynamic) waterline, while
keeping the metal plate at the top of the steering oar out of the water in normal sailing
conditions.
Control Lines
Shackle a turning block to the half-ring on each side of the mounting arms and
pass the control lines through. From there, the control lines are led to the tiller or
wheel in the manner described in on pages 26-32.
