From: Gleb Rybkin
Sent: February 11, 2015
To: Sarah Curry
Subject: Re: Cruising Spares

Hi, Sarah,

I sailed from San Francisco to Mexico and French Polynesia/Tahiti and no real issues with the vane so far (thankfully!). The vane has worked reliably from 2 knots to 35. So reliably, that I often forgot about its existence. Can’t really ask for more!

If you’d like some critique – the vane does not hold its angle when lowered in strong wind – raises itself up in a few hours, and the vane knob tends to get loose after a few days. These things are very minor, and they don’t affect the overall experience and functionality. One issue that may be a problem in the future is that the timber pads have developed some minor cracks – if you have any suggestion on how to address it, it would be great.

Many thanks!

[Editor’s Note: If the axis knob is not holding the vane down when inclined you can remove the knob and the black plastic casing to expose two nuts.  Then simply loosen the outer one, tighten the inner one and then re-tighten the outer one. 

The timbers pads may develop superficial cracks. If bothersome, inject some epoxy into the cracks and coat the pads in cetol to protect them further.] 

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