| 7 | | Foreword [ di Herbert George 'Blondie' Hasler ] |
| 8 | | Preface |
| 9 | | Introduction |
| | | Historical notes |
| | | Model yachts |
| | | Developments 1936-1960 |
| | | Trans Atlantic single handed races |
| 11 | Part One: | Theory and General Principles |
| 13 | 1 | Types of self-steering gear |
| | | Autopilots |
| | | Sail adjustments |
| | | Wind vanes |
| | | Art of self steering |
| | | Influence of wind direction |
| | | Boat size and shape |
| | | Types of wind vanes |
| | | Types of gear |
| 18 | 2 | Theoretical considerations |
| | | Flat plates |
| | | Stream line shapes |
| | | Pressure plotting |
| | | NACA 0010 foil data |
| | | Forces on a foil in water or air |
| | | Lift and drag coefficients |
| | | Aspect ratio |
| 28 | 3 | Wind vanes |
| | | Vertical axis |
| | | Tabs on trailing edge |
| | | Test rig |
| | | Wind Tunnel |
| | | Test results |
| | | Standard vane |
| | | Effect of cutting away part of vane |
| | | Space considerations |
| | | Construction materials |
| | | Balance weight |
| | | Horizontal axis |
| | | Shape advantage |
| | | Overall efficency |
| | | Power proportional to cube of vane size |
| | | Inclined axis vanes |
| 45 | 4 | Course setting |
| | | Vertically pivoted vanes |
| | | Clamping screw |
| | | Disc and clamp |
| | | Drilled disc and pin |
| | | Latch |
| | | Worm latch |
| | | Horizontally pivoted vanes |
| 51 | 5 | Linkage and feed back |
| | | Description of feed back |
| | | Stable and unstable steering |
| | | Trim tab |
| | | Pendulum servo |
| | | Need for two stage operation |
| | | Geometrical and synthhetic feed back |
| | | Feed back reduces course accuracy |
| | | Effect of weights and shock cord |
| | | Examples of linkage |
| | | Ratio of vane to rudder movement |
| | | Use of a cord or wire as linkage |
| | | MNOP use of levers |
| 62 | 6 | Rudders and blades |
| | | Qualities required |
| | | Plain, pendulum servo and trim tab rudders |
| | | Trim tabs |
| | | On aircraft |
| | | Development for boats |
| | | Test rig for trim tabs |
| | | Results of tests |
| | | Rudder balance |
| | | Trim tab size |
| | | Stalling angle of tab and rudder |
| | | Efficiency |
| | | Autoptère |
| | | Pendulum servo |
| | | Power servo |
| | | Power available |
| | | Hasler gear |
| | | Aries |
| | | Saye |
| 81 | 7 | Potential devvelopments |
| | | Windmill |
| | | Gyroscope |
| | | Pantograph |
| | | Epicyclic vane setting |
| 86 | 8 | High speed sailing |
| | | High speed break away |
| | | Increase of boat speed |
| | | Drogues |
| | | Wind vanes |
| | | Pendulum servo control |
| | | Wave surfing |
| | | Control of doubtful use |
| 89 | 9 | Types of boat and the best gears for them |
| 92 | 10 | Some difficult jobs for self-steering |
| | | Stiff steering |
| | | Mizzen over stern |
| | | Moriah |
| | | Portofino |
| | | Stern shape |
| | | With wind dead aft |
| 97 | Part Two: | Design and Construction |
| 100 | 11 | Wind vanes |
| | | Vertically pivoted wind vanes |
| | | Horizontally pivoted wind vanes |
| | | O.G.T. Mark I |
| | | Mark II |
| 109 | 12 | Balanced rudders |
| 115 | 13 | Auxiliary rudder with trim tab |
| | | Autoptère |
| 122 | 14 | Pendulum servo gear |
| 128 | | Bibliography |
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