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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
1.5.3 Forward-raked Sterns and Bathing Platforms
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
1.5.9 Setting the Main Rudder
1.5.10 WINDPILOT and Autopilot
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
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
1.5.3.1 Fore and Aft Correction
1.5.3.2 Lateral Correction
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
1.5.9.1 Mechanical Wheel Steering
1.5.9.2 Hydraulic Wheel Steering
1.5.10.1 Configuration

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  • Page 1 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...
  • Page 2 2.3.6.3 Preparing for Use - Alternative Procedure 2.3.7 Setting the Windvane for Different Wind Strengths 2.3.8 The Ideal Windvane Position 2.3.9 Emergency Rudder 2.3.10 WINDPILOT and Autopilot 2.3.11 Switching Back to Manual Steering 2.3.11.1 Emergency 2.3.11.2 Normal Use 2.3.12 Removing the System to Use a Tender/in Harbour/for Winter Storage 3.0 CAUTION...
  • Page 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...
  • Page 4 If you would like confirmation that your system is properly installed and that everything is just right, send us a few photos of your WINDPILOT set up and ready for action. Pictures tell it like it is and make it easier for us to help you.

  • Page 5: Installation Options

    PACIFIC PLUS 1.0 INSTALLATION 1.1 TOOLS − rule − pencil − 2.5 mm, 5 mm, 6 mm, 8 mm and 10 mm Allen keys (included in delivery package) − 9 mm and 10.5 mm drill bits − 10 mm, 17 mm and 19 mm ring/fork wrench/spanner −...
  • Page 6 (see 2.0 Sailing with Your WINDPILOT). 1.3.5 ON LAND OR IN THE WATER? − You can fit your WINDPILOT with the boat ashore or afloat: it doesn’t really matter, as all the holes are above the waterline.
  • Page 7 2 - Fit the UPPER bracket first on canoe, traditional overhanging and exactly vertical sterns; fit the LOWER bracket first on forward-raked and sugar scoop sterns. 3 - Fit the pendulum rudder module onto the auxiliary rudder module. 4 - Align the system: the windvane shaft 140 must be vertical! THE SECOND AUXILIARY RUDDER BRACKET 5 - Fit the remaining auxiliary rudder bracket.
  • Page 8 − Fasten the two bolts 504 in crown 500. 1.5.2.4 ALIGNMENT − Check the alignment of the system. − The PACIFIC PLUS may be adjusted fore and aft while it is only connected at the UPPER mounting bracket. − Windvane shaft 140 must be vertical! −...
  • Page 9 − Lateral corrections may be made by moving the bracket cheek 900/920 in the clamps 860: loosen the bolts through the transom and align the system using the rubber mallet. − Loosely fasten the mounting components for the second/lower mounting point to collar 610.
  • Page 10 − Fasten the two bolts in the crown. ALIGNMENT − Check the alignment of the system. − The PACIFIC PLUS may be adjusted fore and aft while it is only connected at the LOWER mounting bracket. − Windvane shaft 140 must be vertical! −...
  • Page 11 − Once you are happy with the alignment, snug bolts … down tight. − Tie the windvane shaft to the pushpit in the correctly aligned position using the safety line. − Check the alignment regularly until the upper bracket is fully installed. FITTING THE CROSS BRACE −...
  • Page 12 − The vibrations from regular motoring can loosen screwed and bolted connections. − Locknuts are not absolutely infallible. − Your PACIFIC PLUS is supplied with two nuts for each bolt. They should both be kept tight. − If blocks or plates are used inside the transom, make sure that they rest flat against the inside surface of the transom.
  • Page 13 If the lock allows the main rudder to wander while the PACIFIC PLUS is steering, the boat will veer unpredictably and effective self-steering will be lost.

  • Page 14: Locking The Wheel

    − If nothing else works, fit the emergency tiller and lash that in place with lines. − CAUTION: the PACIFIC 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.

  • Page 15: Preparing For Use

    − Weather helm and any other consistent imbalances in the boat’s trim are compensated for by the position of the main rudder and the PACIFIC PLUS is free to concentrate on transient course corrections. 2.2 SAILING WITH YOUR WINDPILOT: QUICK GUIDE Bring the boat onto course.
  • Page 16 − Lower the pendulum rudder into the water. Fix the windvane hanger 110 on centre with catch 133. This will also hold the − pendulum rudder on centre and prevent it moving while the rest of the system is being set up. Loosen coupling 523 by three turns and pivot it aft until it is full engaged.
  • Page 17 38 degrees. Since the flow of water begins to separate from the auxiliary rudder at an angle of attack of around 18 degrees, the auxiliary rudder (and hence the PACIFIC PLUS) will be completely ineffective long before the two segments disengage anyway.
  • Page 18 − Tie the thin line through the ring on the pendulum rudder. − Lead it through ring … on the bronze bearing on the auxiliary rudder shaft 630 and fasten it on deck in the position required. − Mark the maximum permissible pendulum arm travel before you set sail and tie a wooden or plastic ball into the thin line so that the ball reaches the ring on the auxiliary rudder shaft and stops the line running just before the arm reaches the maximum permissible travel.
  • Page 19 This is because wind conditions at deck level tend to be different from those at the top of the mast. 2.3.9 EMERGENCY RUDDER − The PACIFIC PLUS makes an effective emergency rudder if the main rudder is damaged or disabled. − Remove windvane 100.
  • Page 20 − Close the windvane hanger catch 133. − Closing the windvane hanger catch locks the pendulum rudder on centre, so the PACIFIC PLUS is now effectively disabled. You can now steer the boat as normal with no interference whatsoever from the PACIFIC PLUS.

  • Page 21: Maintenance

    Please take note of the care guidelines below. Follow them, and your WINDPILOT system should keep going indefinitely. 4.1 BEARINGS − The bearings are made from Teflon, POM and Delrin. These materials must not be oiled or greased.
  • Page 22 4.5 PUSH ROD − The top and bottom universal joints should always turn smoothly on the push rod. If they stick at all, try loosening the connections. − The position of the push rod can be corrected by adjusting nuts 151/154. −...

  • Page 23: Troubleshooting

    upper trailing edge of the vane, provides that little extra steering impulse and extends the range of conditions over which the system can sensibly be used. It can really make a difference on a long passage. 5.0 TROUBLESHOOTING 5.1 SYSTEM PERFORMANCE IS NOT SATISFACTORY −...

  • Page 24: Disassembly Procedure

    − If there is friction at the rudder axle, the system will have to be disassembled and cleaned. DISASSEMBLY PROCEDURE − Remove the pendulum rudder module from the transom. − Remove red cap 320. − Remove screw 326. − Push shaft 327 down out of the bevel gear 325. −...
  • Page 25 − The vibrations should die down if you move the rudder blade aft very slightly. 6.0 REPAIRS 6.1 REMOVING THE GEAR SEGMENT FROM THE AUXILIARY RUDDER − If the auxiliary rudder seizes in the crown 500, follow the procedure described in 5.0 Maintenance (soaking, rinsing) rather than disassembling the system.
  • Page 26 − If the boat is to be left in the water when freezing temperatures are likely, remove the PACIFIC PLUS to avoid frost damage. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at Headquarters Europe/worldwide tel.

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