Increase Your Winch Power And Decrease Your Battery Drain

by Jim Hitchens

Have you ever wondered why on a windy day you couldn't sheet in? Read More...

Weak Arm Winch?

By Dick Rutledge, AMYA Vice president

If your arm winch is slightly weak, try running a short length of elastic cord attached to the arm. This way when the arm lets the sail out it pulls the cord and when the sails are brought in the tension of the cord helps pull the arm through the critical load area. I know some folks that do this in high winds only to give their winch some help.

Servo's and Their Problems

By Dick Wischer

Most of the servos we use are the ones that come with the radios we buy. There was a time when the, store would exchange the standard servo for one with more power (inch oz. of pull), and water resistant. Today that does not happen. Read More...