Small boats take extra careful consideration for everything. I decided I needed a self-steering mechanism but weight, space, and cost were all major considerations.
After much research, measuring, and envisioning, I decided on a Windpilot Pacific Light. With a bit of luck to boot, the installation and fit seemed to have worked out so far. Everything is in exactly the only place it could go, but it seems to be good enough.
I have tested the vane inshore and offshore with success.
There may be a future Resourceful Sailor article regarding more detail on the reasoning, selection, and installation of the unit. We’ll see. For now I will document and share these photos with the manufacturer to see if there are any suggestions for improvement which might(and can) be undertaken.
All photos Copyright 2023 Joshua Wheeler
Vancouver Island Circumnavigation
June 1st through July 2nd. 953.71 nautical miles. 29 anchorages. 2 marinas. 2 nights offshore.
Sampaguita Crosses the Strait of Georgia.
Sampaguita, a 1985 Pacific Seacraft Flicka 20, and Josh are attempting a circumnavigation of Vancouver Island in June of 2023. The best way for interested parties to track them is through Mapshare.
https://share.garmin.com/SailingwithJosh
Or try this feed for Google Earth…
https://share.garmin.com/Feed/Share/SailingwithJosh
There may be occasional updates through this website.
Sampaguita does not presently participate in Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter.
Thanks for your time and interest,
Sampaguita and Josh
Here is a short video of Sampaguita, a 1985 Pacific Seacraft Flicka 20 sailboat, sailing under full main, drifter and a self-steering windvane in Port Townsend Bay, Washington.
‘Lectronic Latitude, Latitude 38, and Monica Grant did it again. They published another Resourceful Sailor Series piece on April 17, 2023 called The Resourceful Sailor Battens Down The Hatches. It’s about replacing the cockpit sole engine lid gasket on Sampaguita, a Pacific Seacraft Flicka 20.
Click Here for the link to the full article. Thanks for stopping by.
Thank you to Monica and Latitude 38 for publishing this installment of the Resourceful Sailor Series on March 27, 2023, The Resourceful Sailor Explores Adding an Additional Propane Tank to a Small Boat.
This Pacific Seacraft Corporation of California promotional material was reprinted from Sea magazine, published September 1989, and written by Peter Bohr.
I received a folder of various Flicka 20 hard copy brochures and articles when I purchased Sampaguita, Hull #317 and this was included. In my reduction of paper storage, I have decided to preserve and share them digitally.
All Copyrights are retained by the original owners.
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Sailing With Josh 