Patent ID: 7513206

Claim:
A self steering system for controlling the steering of a sailboat through the water in response to the wind direction comprising: a wind vane; a mast tube pivotally supporting said wind vane on the upper end of said system; a servo blade member; means for pivotally supporting said servo blade member on the lower end of said system in the water behind the rear end of the sailboat; a central body member supported on the transom of the sailboat, said central body member supporting said wind vane, said servo blade member and said mast tube; a pendulous member connected to said servo blade member and having a pair of lever arms extending in substantially opposite directions from each other; a line attached to each of said lever arms, said lines being connected to the tiller or wheel of the boat; and a pair of blocks mounted on said mast tube, each of said lines running over a separate one of said blocks.