The Windvane Self-Steering Handbook

Rating:
Summary: This book is awesome!
Review: Bill Morris has created a new nautical classic with his book, The Windvane Self-Steering Handbook. For owners and future owners of windvane steering systems, this is definitely a "boating bible" on the same scale as Nigel Calder's works on diesel mechanics and general boat maintenance. For the first time I actually understand what a windvane is, how it really works, how to select one for my boat (a Tayana 37), how to install it, and how to sail with it. I'm still not sure which make or model I want to buy, as I'm still trying to decide, based on the manufacturer specs and prices given in Chapter 5. The book covers the subject of galvanic corrosion with incredible detail, and, unlike any other book on the market that I'm aware of, it gives loads of information on windvane maintenance and customization. To top it off, Morris made the whole thing readable with his zany stories and highly opinionated wise cracks about everything from hull design to ordering parts in seedy, far-flung tropical isles. Who would think that a book about windvanes, of all things, would actually be fun to read? This is definitely the best how-to boating book to come out in many years. For the price, it's one of the smartest book purchases I've ever made.

Rating:
Summary: This book is awesome!
Review: Bill Morris has created a new nautical classic with his book, The Windvane Self-Steering Handbook. For owners and future owners of windvane steering systems, this is definitely a "boating bible" on the same scale as Nigel Calder's works on diesel mechanics and general boat maintenance. For the first time I actually understand what a windvane is, how it really works, how to select one for my boat (a Tayana 37), how to install it, and how to sail with it. I'm still not sure which make or model I want to buy, as I'm still trying to decide, based on the manufacturer specs and prices given in Chapter 5. The book covers the subject of galvanic corrosion with incredible detail, and, unlike any other book on the market that I'm aware of, it gives loads of information on windvane maintenance and customization. To top it off, Morris made the whole thing readable with his zany stories and highly opinionated wise cracks about everything from hull design to ordering parts in seedy, far-flung tropical isles. Who would think that a book about windvanes, of all things, would actually be fun to read? This is definitely the best how-to boating book to come out in many years. For the price, it's one of the smartest book purchases I've ever made.