Feb 2, 2007 · We went to the Seattle Boat show specifically to look at these two steering vanes. The reps for both companies were great folks with personal experience with their products. Pros: I like the …

Apr 8, 2008 · Hydrovane actually recommends removing the rudder when motoring for long distances. The rudder is only held on with one pin, and it floats, so you can pop it off with a boat hook. Putting it …

Aug 8, 2017 · Here is a hybrid system I encountered in a boat I'm interested in (Pearson 365): A unique feature of this boat is the autopilot arrangement. It consists of the bottom unit of a Hydrovane wind …

Jun 2, 2012 · The Hydrovane likely would require beefing up the transom to take the loads which are much greater than with a servo-pendulum system that is not steering the boat - just turning the wheel.

Mar 28, 2018 · The reps at Hydrovane seem pretty confident that the VXA2D unit is adequately sized for the Countess, but I've seen a few people suggesting that in heavy seas, the rudder on this unit just …

Dec 26, 2019 · Downside of Hydrovane on any canoe sterned boat is difficult access to it. Especially it’s nylon rudder. Upside to servopendulum (monitor etc.) is it’s easy to raise rudder. Going backwards …

Jun 12, 2019 · Also pay attention to what year hydrovane you buy. Like the Fleming I had on a prior boat they wear like iron so an old one is probably quite serviceable with little play in its mechanism. …

Mar 4, 2016 · Auxiliary Rudder Vanes like the HydroVane, WindPilot Pacific Plus, etc. do put considerable strain on the transom but nothing requiring extensive reinforcement because the vanes …

Nov 7, 2008 · I would like to add a wind vane self steering unit and like the look of the Cape Horn model. Anyone have any experience of this unit? Paul C37 #135

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