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To all HYDROVANE owners:
- TIPS - Please visit the new TIPS section - you might find something that you did not know - and you might have another 'tip' that we should add - if so, please pass it along.
- PHOTOS & VIDEOS - John or Will would be so happy to receive a picture of your HYDROVANE installation and/or any action or people shots that include the Hydrovane. Video footage would put us over the top!
- INSTALLERS - We would like the co-ordinates of any boatyards or installers with experience with HYDROVANES. We are often asked for such. We will display them on our LINKS section.
- NEW RUDDER - See the first 'ocean passage' report on the new rudder - Go to the TRUE STORIES tab, then scroll down to REPORT ON NEW RUDDER - also on this page - click MORE
- ARC 2008 - All participants in this year's ARC be sure to pick up a Hydrovane gift pack from the World Cruising people in Las Palmas.
For PARTS orders contact:
Cynthia cynthia@hydrovane.com
or
Will will@hydrovane.com
For technical questions contact:
John john@hydrovane.com
or
Will will@hydrovane.com
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SPARES
Spare Parts for Extended Voyages – The only spares recommended for long term voyages are pins and vane covers. Each unit has 3 locking pins - all the same size and interchangeable. The rudder locking pin can suffer from metal fatigue after heavy usage. Pins can fall overboard. The vane cover seems to last several years in the tropics - depending on the amount of exposure to the sun. Otherwise the units should be capable of handling a circumnavigation without need for repair or replacements. In the event of the unforeseen – most often, collisions within a harbour - we are fully capable and prepared to airfreight parts to anywhere in the world on an immediate basis.
OLDER UNITS - For older units the most likely items for replacement are: #25 Shaft Bottom Bearing and #19 Drive Sleeve (it also can be 'end for ended' to double its life - it develops wear grooves - see INSTRUCTIONS - #14). The #26 Bottom Collar with is set screw #46 Shaft Collar Screw are often needed - as it splits when over tightened. There is also a Top Bearing kit and the Ratio Knob tends to suffer from too much sun, like one's nose. None of these are very expensive.
NEW ITEMS
NEW RUDDER - 20% more powerful and better 'balanced' - In 2006 we introduced our new rudder. We now have excellent test results. See email report and story: go to the TRUE STORIES tab, then scroll down to REPORT ON NEW RUDDER. The old rudder was in production for nearly 25 years and the mold was due for replacement. We have taken the opportunity of tooling a new mould to:
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Increase its size - 6 in. (15 cm.) longer
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Slight change in the NACA profile - a bit slimmer
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Improved its balance.
SPECIAL OFFER FOR HYDROVANE OWNERS WITH BIGGER BOATS
If your boat is over 10 tons (9,000 kg.) or 40' (12m.) you might find your Hydrovane's performance to improve in light airs or heavy weather with the new rudder - contact John or Will for discount pricing. Provide details on the size of your boat and when you bought your Hydrovane. Hint - Photos of your Hydrovane installation are always welcome.
VANE COVERS - Now available in navy as well as the traditional HYDROVANE red - maybe the only safety colour on the deck of your boat.
Price: £60, €85, US$125, CDN$125
LOCKING PINS - We now have a much improved 'locking pin'. That is the pin that is used in three different locations: Rudder Lock Pin #62, Shaft Lock Pin #61 and Vane Lock Pin #60. The pin no longer uses a floppy split ring as it now has a rigid welded ring at the end - ideal for using a boat hook to 'pop' out the rudder lock pin. The pin comes complete with a lanyard and an 'R' pin - so that the rudder lock pin can be held secure.
Price: £16, €23, US$33, CDN$33
Price - New rudder with locking pin and shipping crate: £334, €480 US$685, CDN$685
NEW STUBBY VANE - Over the years the vane has grown in height in order to produce better light air performance. Arches, radar masts, antennas, mizzens etc. can be interfering for those longer vanes. We are now producing, as an alternative, a new ‘stubby’ vane that is 12 in. ( 300 mm) shorter but 8 in. (200 mm) wider. It should produce comparable power but better accommodate those aft deck obstacles.
Ovni 385 - with new 'Stubby' vane - picture courtesy of Charlie Tait
....leaving Porto Santo, Madeira Islands - Fall 2005
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