Features
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Fits and Works on All Cruising Boats
Our favorite conversation happens when someone drops by at a boat show with a longing face: “I’d love a windvane, but I just can’t install one on my boat because of x, y, and z…”
Install Off Center – Don’t Give Up Your Transom!
Whether you like mooring stern-to in a marina for the ease of hopping off, or love the platform for donning your mask and flippers at anchor – you don’t have to give that up!
Emergency Rudder / steering System
Second only to keeping the boat afloat is keeping her pointed in the right direction. With a Hydrovane your boat will have two complete, independent, steering systems.
Simple to Operate
The Hydrovane is an Auxiliary Rudder system, meaning it has its own rudder that is independent of the boat’s main steering system. Once engaged, the large vane becomes a wind direction sensor, and also provides the power to drive the Hydrovane rudder.
Incredible Performance – Heavy to Light
In tough conditions, don’t rely on an electronic autopilot or manual steering! The windier it gets, the better any windvane will perform.
Advantage of Two Rudders
In addition to having the Emergency Rudder, the combined effect of two rudders working together (your boat’s main rudder, and the Hydrovane rudder) is perhaps the most significant performance advantage of a separate auxiliary rudder system.
The Large Windvane
You only need to carry one Vane and we will recommend the vane that is best for you.
Sophisticated Fine Tuning
There are two tools for adjusting sensitivity and power for the conditions. All the other major brands have either no such tuning capability, or at best can make only minor adjustments.
Set Course Remotely
No one wants to lean over the back of the boat on night watch alone. We run our remote course setting line forward, down the lifelines, and so it can be reached while sitting in the comfortable protection of the dodger.
Easy to Add a Tillerpilot
The Hydrovane is designed to be connected to a tiller style autopilot for use when motoring or when sailing in very light winds with sloppy seas.
We Stand Behind Our Product
We have always told anyone who asked that we stand behind our product 100% and would do whatever is needed to rectify any problem – after all, our reputation depends on it.
Attain Offshore Insurance
Having trouble finding insurance for offshore passages? Sailing shorthanded? Is the insurance too expensive? Do you need another crew member in order to be insurable?