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Subject: [worldcruising] Re: Windvane for center cockpit ketch - help
From: Bryan Genez (yachts@XXX.XXX)
Date: Sun Feb 25 2001 - 10:15:18 EST
At 9:05 AM -0500 2/25/01, truelove39@XXX.XXX wrote:
>The English Hydrovane is a favorite of Euro boat owners, uses its own rudder,
>and is remotely controlled via a small pair of lines from the cockpit.
>There's no connection to the main steering gear.
I know of a Valiant 40 that has done 1 1/2 circumnavigations with a
Hydrovane. The elimination of lines to the wheel is a big advantage.
However, I've heard some users complain that the inability to lift
the rudder clear of the water when it's not needed is a PITA - making
powering under engine more difficult, and particularly making it
difficult to back up.
Otherwise, it's a great vane, and probably ideal for center cockpit
models and boats with hydraulic steering systems.
-- Best,Bryan "Capella" Valiant 40 #158 mailto:yachts@XXX.XXX
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