Article by John Stoudt
There are many options for building an electronics board and many designs available. This layout is simple, practical, and greatly reduces the chance for a sheet to get caught on items mounted on the electronics board. The sail arm placement and movement do not interfere with the rudder arm and movement. An alternate location for the receiver would be to mount it above the rudder servo on the back inside edge of the hatch opening with hook and loop material. The leads can be bundled right in front of the rudder servo and brought up and plugged into the receiver. The arm can swing freely and not interfere with the leads. Switches seem to be the most problematic items on the electronics board. More and more individuals are excluding them and plugging directly into the receiver. The screw eyes used to tie off the sheets below deck should be forward (jib) and aft (main) of the swing arm at end of full out travel to ensure no reserve travel of the sheet/s at the end of the sail arm travel. If the corners of the electronics board could catch the sheets they can be rounded.
NOTE: All items are centered therefore balancing the weight in the boat.
