On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 5:59 PM, kocpnt
tds.net <kocpnt@tds.net> wrote:
Hi Brian,
I'd guess you are about right. That's what I did initially, but I've now changed to a gearmotor so the planes and rudder stay put lessening the workload.
I was happy with the manual system however it became tiring after a while.
Best Regards,
Jim K
On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 4:06 PM, ojaivalleybeefarm @
dslextreme.com <ojaivalleybeefarm@dslextreme.com> wrote:
Hi All,
I've been wieghing my various options for my dive planes and I'm trying to approximate the force which will needed to be applied going though the water at around 4 to 5 knots. My plan was to only use mechanical force that I can apply myself using mechanical advantage of a lever. Would it be safe to say that it would be a similar force to that of a tiller on a sailboat? Usally those tillers have a long handle that is around 3 feet long, I've had experiance with piloting a sailboat and it seems like that would be very close to the forces I would encounter. Any thoughts?
Brian