The Windvane, An Unbearable Anchorage And The Delights Of Morgat - SV Tapatya S2EP11

Sailing vessel Tapatya. A look at the function of the windvane as it stands. Then, we leave Brest bay, travel along the beautiful coast of southern Brittany and explore the delights of Morgat.
This is the story of SV Tapatya, a self-built, Jay Benford designed, 31.8ft, junk schooner-rigged cruising sailboat. The videos are a week-by-week record of our adventures as I live aboard, sail and strive to find out just what such a self-built, low-budget vessel is capable of.
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Thank you :-)
Tony

[@mikeskelly2356]

Tony, I think you'll get better results in light winds if you drill two more holes closer to the pivot point so you can move the counter-weights further up the leg which should increase the sensitivity of the vane. Using 'Wing Nuts' to hold the weights will allow quick changes. I had an engine room wing nut that always vibrated loose, so I made a 'Wing Trap' from some wire bent into an exclamation point, put a screw through the point and swung the parallel legs over the wings. Oh, and the best thing I installed on my Sailboats stern was a spring loaded outboard mount. If the engine failed in 'no-wind' I could just push the dingy outboard down into the water and start it up. Enough power to move safely and get home... One of the first things I did to ensure cold weather sailing comfort was to ask my canvas guy, Elvis' to make a sectional cover that went from the dodger to the davits, with roll down sides. 360 degree clear panels and no more bone chilling wind or rain. Kept the sea spray down too! The panels were linked with velcro patches so I could go on deck quickly... Just an old sea dog's observation...✌🏼

[@mattevans-koch9353]

Thank you for a very nice video, Tony and Hazel. Watched your quick update over on Patreon and am looking forward to seeing how your crossing of the Bay of Biscay goes. Take care and best wishes for good weather and smooth sailing.

[@redsnappersadler34]

I have a Windpilot Pacific which is a servo pendulum steering system. I had to get the steering lines as close to 90 degrees to the tiller for it to work well. Maybe that will work for you.

[@normanboyes4983]

Tony I am sure you will figure the wind vane fine tuning out, but if the current set up lacks ‘power’ how about giving it less work to do by increasing the distance from the pivot point of the trim tab so it has less work to do. I am enjoying the journey and thanks for sharing.😀⛵️👍

[@melinda5777]

Enjoyed the video! Sore from. Physically Therapy today! You take care! ❤❤❤❤🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍

[@nickholmes6376]

Hello Tony, iam sure ive seen wind vane systems where you get three different sizes of vane depending on wind strength

[@boxer75010]

Thank you for an extremely clear demonstration of how the wind vane works, Tony. I'm so pleased that you have enjoyed your experiences in France, so far. Those crepes looked pretty delicious! I'm very much looking forward to your Biscay crossing; another nautical test for Taptya and her crew. Fair winds as always. All my best wishes to Hazel- Chris

[@Chris-NZ]

Best of luck crossing the Bay and may it be Orca free 😀

[@henkresink5073]

Very nice video, the seaside villages in France look gorgeous

[@geoffreyjenkins4086]

I'm going with your supposition that the lines need to feed more perpendicular.

[@jaygee5693]

The transition from boat-build channel to cruising channel has been seamless, and seems to agree with you as much as it does with me. 👍

[@alstonofalltrades3142]

I've been waiting for a demo of how a wind vane works, neat! Thanks Tony. We all know you'll have her dialed in-in no time. When things don't work out as planned we end up learning even more, a pain at the time to be sure lol, but still true.

[@TheBeaker59]

I believe its the angle of the last turn, the lower pulleys need to be moved down by quite a margin. the angle between the trimtab shaft and last lenght of line should be as close to 90degrees as possible. Then wind vane size and usually people carry several sizes for different conditions. Clearly you are very close just some tweeking to get it perfect.

[@graememercer1653]

Brilliant as usual just take your to time and have fun

[@danknox9986]

Lovely video.

[@R.E.HILL_]

Nice one..🙂👍

[@jelmergroot2758]

I believe the lines of the windvane which turn the trim tab should be crossed, the crosspoint should be between the pivot point of the trim tab and the pivot point of the rudder at 20% of the distance between the pivot points, from the pivot point of the rudder.