A new Navik replacement part becomes available

Hello sailor!

A few weeks back I was contacted by a customer who's boat had been hit while docked.

His Navik pendulum rudder was severely damaged.

"Can you fix it?"

The biggest damage was to the paddle, which was broken in three places. From the pictures it looked to be repairable and repairing it would still be cheaper than finding a complete second hand Navik.

Whilst doing the repairs I had a lot of opportunity to think about how to manufacture a new blade, if that were the only way to fix the situation.

Even though it might not be viable to spend the time, I decided to actually try out the quickest route: to make a copy of the paddle I had.

The first paddle came out of the mold today. Not good enough yet to sell, but usable and more than good enough to tell you about it.

Come over and take a look for yourself:

https://windvaneselfsteering.com/Navik-replacement-parts

The paddle can be ordered from the shop.

If you have any questions, you can reply to this newsletter.

Best regards,

Sven