From: Frank Tansley
Sent: March-23-12
To: Will Curry
Subject: RE: Hydrovane question for Will

Hi Will and Valerie –

I wanted to let you both know that if you need a reference for a Hans Christian 41T for the Hydrovane that I’d be glad to be a positive reference.

We’ve had more time to work with it and I am happy with it’s performance. Besides the benefit of self steering a huge benefit for this boat has been the ability to maneuver in anchorages and marina’s better by coordinating the Hydrovane’s rudder with the ships rudder. This boat doesn’t have a tight turning radius and has a mind of it’s own in reverse. But with the Hydrovane rudder combined with the ships rudder I have gained a much tighter turning radius and have more than doubled my ability to control it in reverse.

Fair winds and following seas on the Puddle Jump. We’ll be jumping next year as this year will be the Sea of Cortez.

Sincerely,

Frank Tansley

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