From: Daniel Paull
Sent: December-15-09 5:48 PM
To: John Curry, Will Curry
Subject: Hydrovane Installation

Dear John and Will,

I am writing to thank you for your assistance with my hydrovane installation. We communicated in August and you were both extremely helpful.

The hydrovane unit is one I installed on my Pearson 35, Glide, several years ago and I removed and kept for installation on my new boat, an OverSeas 40, Noomi, when I sold the Glide in Fiji. With your encouragement and advice I did the installation off center and through my stern platform.  I used all of the old components without a longer shaft. In order to do that without compromising my boarding ladder, or having the unit very far off center, I had to mount the unit in such a way that the emergency tiller impinges upon the stern rail and therefore cannot be fitted. (Of course, the emergency tiller is not necessary for emergency steering with the hydrovane rudder.)

I am extremely pleased with the installation and my love affair with the hydrovane continues: I did the installation in New Caledonia, in multiple stages both in the water for the H mount and out of water for the E mount (which is below the stern platform). Just as in Raitea with my previous boat and the same hydrovane, we left the dock with no sea trials, activated the unit, and sailed to New Zealand from where I am writing. Except for some hours under power, the hydrovane sailed the whole way.

I will attach some pictures of the installation and a picture of another boat to which we were rafted up in Whangerei, New Zealand, which shows an interesting juxtaposition of HE and EH installations. The owner of Stormy Monday, who sailed her to New Zealand from Great Britain is also very happy with his hydrovane. Again, thank you very much for your support and please quote me as you see fit.

Daniel Paull

SV Noomi

Whangarei, New Zealand

 

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