Cal 39
“We departed last August, and the vane did an enormous amount of the steering down the coast to San Diego, then to Cabo as part of the Baja Haha, then back up to La Paz where the boat is now.”
“Gotta say it’s a spectacular piece of gear, and worked flawlessly the whole way.”
From: Edward Morgan
To: will@hydrovane.com
Subject: Edward Morgan. Cal 39
Hey, Will.
Seems a long time ago that we last chatted about installing the Hydrovane in my Cal in Seattle.
We departed last August, and the vane did an enormous amount of the steering down the coast to San Diego, then to Cabo as part of the Baja Haha, then back up to La Paz where the boat is now.
Gotta say it’s a spectacular piece of gear, and worked flawlessly the whole way. But in decommissioning the boat for summer storage, we notice a crack in the lower plastic ring. We have not touched it either in installation nor down the coast so I suspect it was either a bit over tightened when originally assembled or there was a flaw in the plastic somewhere.
[Editor’s note – The Bottom Collar is now available in stainless steel – no more cracking.]
Cheers
Ted Morgan
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