Mirafiori Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Greetings all, I have decided to move to sailing and potentially a 6M just wondering what everyone is using for steering servo and winch equipment? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiggy_cat Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 (edited) 6 metre boats aren't too exacting as to equipment. For a rudder servo, my preference is for a metal geared and "waterproof" servo. My current Revival renovation will probably end up with a servo from the Savox line as I find these reliable , probably something like the SW0231MG. Winch servos are a bit thinner on the ground in terms of choice , compared to the rudder. The obvious ones to look at are the PJ Sails PJS 36 model (http://www.pjsails.co.uk/Pekabe2015.PDF) or an RMG from Bill Green, depending on what he has (Smartwinch UK). Looking further afield, there is a guy in Holland who produces winch servos that would fit the bill (http://www.pda-winches.nl/) or the ones available from these guys in Australia (https://www.radiosailingshop.com.au/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=160. I have looked at the bigger Hitec sail servos such as the HS-785 but they have "plastic" composite gears and I a m not convinced as to their life potential on larger boats, perhaps others who have used them may care to comment. I was lucky enough to have bought a Tornado winch from a UK company who unfortunately are no longer around (Titan Winches) which is going into theRevival. Edited October 28, 2020 by tiggy_cat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirafiori Posted October 28, 2020 Author Share Posted October 28, 2020 Thank you for the response and information I will have a look at the links you have posted. next thing on the to do list is find a commercially available hull. many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiggy_cat Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 (edited) From the information that I have been able to glean re 6 metre hulls, which may not be current or correct 6m Renaissance hulls were available from Ray Baker in Gosport. 6m Rococco hulls were available from Geoff Earle in Harwich 6m Romanza hulls were said to be available from Martin Dovey I know of two different people who have Romanza moulds but not sure that they are making hulls available to the public. Also keep an eye on the sales section on the 6 metre site http://sixmetresailing.weebly.com/store/c1/Featured_Products.html Edited October 28, 2020 by tiggy_cat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirafiori Posted October 28, 2020 Author Share Posted October 28, 2020 Wow many thanks for the information. Very much appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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