RE: just curious
Dear Cotman,
I have 73" sloop that I built with instructions and designed and managed to engineer a system for an overlapping jib. It requires three servos, one for the genoa, rudder, and main. It work remarkably well and not to bad wing on wing down wind. Because it is larger, I have a much larger battery and said non-stop for four hours and possibly more but don't know how much more. I usually sail it in a quite part of Mission Bay, in San Diego, CA. It is quite simple to sail and gives the feeling that you are truly sailing on the thing. I come back from a day of sailing feeling like I was sailing on a real boat for the day. I built a the boat, then the mold and now have the firts out of the mold. There are many impovements that still can be made, but I am considering selling them, if I draw enough attention and desire for some real sailing.
Panamsail