Larry,

There doesn't seem to be anywhere practical to hide the R/C gear and I do wonder just how stable it would be.

Colin

Edited By Colin Bishop, Website Editor on 24/10/2012 09:43:19

Hello Larry

I like your Union Jack duck

Very appropriate for the Jubilee celebrations

Bob

{looking to converting to rc , by connecting the rudder to main sail}

That kind of arrangement involved the main boom having two lines that had a cross-over on their way to the tiller quadrant (an arm each side of the tiller), and a centering spring on the tiller as a form of self steering (look up "Braine gear&quot. It would try to keep a set heading to the wind. If the boat headed nearer the wind, sail pressure relaxed, the tiller would steer away from the wind and vice versa. An entertaing black art to set up.

This is an alernative to radio control, and they would probably work against each other.

You could always set the sail at half out, great for running across wind, passable for heading into wind and workable downwind, with the radio just working the rudder.

Not the only one who can do royal!! (sorry not a great photo)

Ashley