From: Mike
Sent: October 24, 2023
To: Richard Minielly | Hydrovane
Subject: Re: Hydrovane Operation Manual

[EDITOR’S NOTE: Mike sailed his Leopard 48 on a West-East Transatlantic crossing in 2023. He suffered a steering cable failure which rendered his electric autopilot useless, although he could still manually steer one rudder using the wheel. The Hydrovane steered the remainder of the journey into Portugal, upwind in heavy conditions.]

Hey Richard – the Hydrovane worked great! But I couldn’t get the Watt and Sea to stay locked down with the line provided…it would slip in the brake and then not provide output. I’m currently in Sevilla Spain, can you ship here? Or if not here, Gibraltar? I’d like to get the block and tackle system for the watt and sea, and i’m assuming that will come with a line for securing the generator in the down position that will hopefully work better? My current mailing address is [redacted].

Thanks,

Mike