{"id":10186,"date":"2010-01-26T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-26T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/helm-design\/"},"modified":"2010-01-25T20:11:32","modified_gmt":"2010-01-26T01:11:32","slug":"helm-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/helm-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Helm Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"182\" alt=\"FPB-64-inside-helm-detail-139\" src=\"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/fpb-64-inside-helm-detail-139.jpg\" width=\"576\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The ideal helm design should accomplish a number of things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It should work well when the person on watch is standing and seated.<\/li>\n<li>Critical controls need to be close at hand.<\/li>\n<li>Alarm functions should be easily understood.<\/li>\n<li>Space is required for log or guide books.<\/li>\n<li>The helm ergonomics must function in heavy weather.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The design of the FPB 64 helm is based on our experience over the last 45,000 miles with <em>Wind Horse<\/em>, the approach to which has been refined over the last four years with a series of minor changes.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"383\" alt=\"FPB-64-Helm-Jan-24-10-202\" src=\"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/fpb-64-helm-jan-24-10-202.jpg\" width=\"576\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The photo above is taken from where you would be standing just ahead of the helm chair. Note the clear space on the port side for your log book or other reference material. The shaft projecting aft from the bulkhead (bottom left) is for the manual steering wheel.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"227\" alt=\"FPB-64-inside-helm-detail-202\" src=\"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/fpb-64-inside-helm-detail-202.jpg\" width=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The shaft is removable.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"427\" alt=\"FPB-64-Helm-Jan-24-10-200\" src=\"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/fpb-64-helm-jan-24-10-200.jpg\" width=\"576\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The primary auto pilot control and steering control are in the two rows at the left (throttle and shift are out of the photo to the right). Bottom right is the radar control, and above it is the searchlight sonar control. The angled face into which this gear is placed makes it possible to read the instruments when seated in the helm chair in its raised position.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"367\" alt=\"FPB-64-Helm-Jan-24-10-201\" src=\"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/fpb-64-helm-jan-24-10-201.jpg\" width=\"576\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This small panel controls a number of functions which you want close at hand. Bottom left is the crash pump control selector switch. It picks which float switch is used to automatically turn the crash pump on\/off (or you can control this pump manually). Manual control of the four diaphragm bilge pumps are in line across the top. The red LEDs on the rocker switches indicate the pump is on in manual mode. To the right is the manual trigger for the day tank transfer pump control (it is normally on automatic). Across the bottom are controls for the three sets of outside flood lights.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"383\" alt=\"FPB-64-inside-helm-detail-200\" src=\"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/fpb-64-inside-helm-detail-200.jpg\" width=\"576\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The port side of the helm desk has the SSB radio, second VHF, NAIAD stabilizer control, second auto pilot control head, and the Maretron NMEA 2000 display.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"383\" alt=\"FPB-64-inside-helm-detail-201\" src=\"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/fpb-64-inside-helm-detail-201.jpg\" width=\"576\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Maretron display is used for wind and depth data, and a variety of signals and alarms (Murphy gauges for the engine water flow sensors, bilge and fire alarms, and other functions are part of this system). A repeater is at the flying bridge. The use of the NMEA 2000 canbus type of system makes it easy to add or change functions as your needs change and new functions become available.<\/p>\n<p>Although there is more going on here than we are used to with our sailing designs, the basic goal &#8211; efficient watch standing in less than ideal conditions &#8211; remains the same.<\/p>\n<p>We will tackle the question of electronics decisions in a later post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ideal helm design should accomplish a number of things: It should work well when the person on watch is <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/setsail.com\/helm-design\/\">&#8230;Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dashew-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10186"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10186"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10186\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}