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PACIFIC PLUS 
 
WELCOME 
 
1.0 INSTALLATION 

1.1 Tools 
1.2 Installation Options 
1.3 Points to Consider before Installation 

1.3.1 Assembling the System after Delivery 
1.3.2 Positioning the System 
1.3.3 Bad Air and the Windvane 
1.3.4 Auxiliary Rudder and Main Rudder 
1.3.5 On Land or in the Water? 

1.4 Installation: Quick Guide 

1.4.1 The Five Criteria 

1.5 Installation: Comprehensive Guide 

1.5.1 Height above the Waterline 
1.5.2 Vertical, Canoe and Traditional Overhanging Sterns 

1.5.2.1 Making the First Connection 
1.5.2.2 The Mounting Block 
1.5.2.3 Mounting the Pendulum Rudder Module 
1.5.2.4 Alignment 
1.5.2.5 Fitting the Cross Brace 
1.5.2.6 Making the Second Connection 
1.5.2.7 Fore and Aft Correction 
1.5.2.8 Lateral Correction 

1.5.3 Forward-raked Sterns and Bathing Platforms 

1.5.3.1 Fore and Aft Correction 
1.5.3.2 Lateral Correction 

1.5.4 Be Aware 
1.5.5 Do I Need to Reinforce the Transom? 
1.5.6 What if the System is Aligned Incorrectly? 
1.5.7 Remote Control 
1.5.8 The Pendulum Rudder 

1.5.8.1 Mounting the Rudder Blade 
1.5.8.2 Positioning the Rudder Blade 
1.5.8.3 Overload Protection 
1.5.8.4 Pendulum Rudder Lift-up 

1.5.9 Setting the Main Rudder 

1.5.9.1 Mechanical Wheel Steering 
1.5.9.2 Hydraulic Wheel Steering 

1.5.10 WINDPILOT and Autopilot 

1.5.10.1 Configuration 

 

2.0 SAILING WITH YOUR WINDPILOT 

2.1 WINDPILOT System Requirements 
2.2 Sailing with Your Windpilot: Quick Guide 
2.3 Sailing with Your Windpilot: Comprehensive Guide 

2.3.1 System Not in Use 
2.3.2 Preparing for Use 

Содержание PACIFIC PLUS

Страница 1: ...ing the Second Connection 1 5 2 7 Fore and Aft Correction 1 5 2 8 Lateral Correction 1 5 3 Forward raked Sterns and Bathing Platforms 1 5 3 1 Fore and Aft Correction 1 5 3 2 Lateral Correction 1 5 4 B...

Страница 2: ...4 0 MAINTENANCE 4 1 Bearings 4 2 Cleaning 4 3 Pendulum Rudder Bevel Gear Linkage 4 4 Pendulum Rudder Auxiliary Rudder Coupling 4 5 Push Rod 4 6 Worm Gear 4 7 Cast and Tubular Components 4 8 Lanolin 4...

Страница 3: ...3 6 2 Fitting the Gear Segment on the Auxiliary Rudder 6 3 Miscellaneous 6 4 The Pendulum Rudder Blade 6 5 The Auxiliary Rudder Blade...

Страница 4: ...e avoided Good advice is particularly valuable at sea especially if you have it there on board with you so take a deep breath and read on You expect good steering from your WINDPILOT and it in turn ha...

Страница 5: ...ing bracket type 0 lower type 1 MP 12 upper mounting bracket type 1 lower type 2 MP 31 upper mounting bracket type 3 lower type 1 MP 30 upper mounting bracket type 3 lower type 0 MP 13 upper mounting...

Страница 6: ...rayhood is normally far enough from the stern not to be a problem Bad air around davits provided the dinghy is not still hanging from them Bad air from the superstructure Bad air off the mainsail sloo...

Страница 7: ...ight or through the transom below deck level see 1 5 1 Height above the Waterline 1 5 2 2 THE MOUNTING BLOCK We have prepared a wooden block to help you with the installation process The block shows t...

Страница 8: ...ee angle and the auxiliary rudder shaft 600 will automatically be at the correct 5 degree angle It is tough to distinguish a 5 or 10 degree angle by eye but most people can recognise vertical without...

Страница 9: ...stainless washer plastic washer clamp 60 mm plastic disc Sikaflex transom stainless washer nut nut 1 5 2 7 FORE AND AFT CORRECTION There is some scope for minor corrections to the position of the auxi...

Страница 10: ...stainless washer nut nut REMOVE THE WOODEN BLOCK AND FIT THE AUXILIARY RUDDER MODULE Tighten collar 610 and bolt until it is almost impossible to move the auxiliary rudder module fore and aft CAUTION...

Страница 11: ...ond upper mounting point to crown 500 Place the whole mounting assembly including the crown against the stern until the clamps are resting against the transom Tighten bolts and so that the entire uppe...

Страница 12: ...O REINFORCE THE TRANSOM No as the forces on the transom are distributed over eight M10 bolts and the overall contact surface of the eight clamps is more than adequate The washers supplied provide suff...

Страница 13: ...indvane shaft 140 and rudder shaft 420 and tie it back to the pushpit It is not possible to raise the pendulum rudder out of the water while the boat is moving as the resistance is generally too high...

Страница 14: ...PLUS will only function properly on a boat with hydraulic wheel steering if the main rudder can be reliably locked in place The same is true of boats with multiple wheels e g inside and outside steeri...

Страница 15: ...he main rudder in position Lower the pendulum rudder blade into the water Fix the windvane hanger on centre with catch 133 Loosen coupling 523 and pivot it aft until it is fully engaged Retighten the...

Страница 16: ...ne shaft to the new course rotate the shaft as quickly as possible The windvane may be adjusted either by hand or using the remote control the degree scale on the windvane shaft will help you find the...

Страница 17: ...Confused seas and a pitching slow moving boat can conspire to push the pendulum rudder so far to one side that it all but leaves the water with no steady flow of water across the rudder blade the sys...

Страница 18: ...as there is no hydrodynamic force acting on the pendulum rudder in the position at which the line comes into play 2 3 7 SETTING THE WINDVANE FOR DIFFERENT WIND STRENGTHS LIGHT WINDS Set the windvane a...

Страница 19: ...d will not work at all for manoeuvring in harbour The pendulum rudder is useless without a flow of water across its surface CAUTION the auxiliary rudder is considerably smaller than the main rudder an...

Страница 20: ...module completely and stow it below deck CAUTION When fitting removing the pendulum rudder module be sure never to handle lift it by the windvane shaft 140 alone The shaft is retained on the worm gea...

Страница 21: ...sunlight soon take the gloss off any shiny surface 4 3 PENDULUM RUDDER BEVEL GEAR LINKAGE Clean the bevel gear linkage twice a year Clean any salt or oil from bearing 328 Make sure the gears are in th...

Страница 22: ...ING Never antifoul the pendulum rudder blade It should only be in the water when the system is in use so there should never be any growth on it anyway The pendulum rudder blade can be cleaned in the l...

Страница 23: ...ng disengage If so you will have to steer by hand see 2 3 6 2 Disabling the Overload Protection 5 1 1 POSITION OF PENDULUM RUDDER BLADE If the pendulum rudder blade is too far aft the balance proporti...

Страница 24: ...iliary rudder moves smoothly as you swing the pendulum rudder Never use a hammer to loosen the bearing 5 2 3 1 RESETTING THE COUPLING If the auxiliary rudder vibrates heavily in its centred position w...

Страница 25: ...t of 1 mm PTFE in an emergency The bush must be an exact fit First person carefully insert the auxiliary rudder and shaft from below Second person carefully guide the shaft through bush 507 being sure...

Страница 26: ...ings out to one side and forces the windvane to do the same there is too much rudder blade in front of the shaft 6 5 THE AUXILIARY RUDDER BLADE The auxiliary rudder blade is finished in GRP and is ver...

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