Yo,, Captain Roger ... I got an email back from the Voyager maker. He said
the Voyager weighs 30lbs. It is his "new" model for boats up to 32'. He
said it would work fine for me. Price is $2500. That is for a tiller boat.

Is the Cape Horn lighter than 30lbs?

The Voyager vane for boats to 32' is a pretty simple arrangement. Basically
the pendulum vane with rudder etc and then you connect through blocks to the
tiller.

The owner of the company used to work for the Windpilot vane company but in
Canada.

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"Roger Long" wrote in message
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NE Sailboat wrote:

It is a Voyager Windvane.. here is the web site connect:
http://www.voyagerwindvanes.com/Voyager/index.aspx

Could you take a look. Post what your opinion is. Or send me a
direct mail.

As a designer of things marine, I find the simplicity and elegance of the
Cape Horn very appealing, both in appearance and function. They have
certainly proven themselves and the one I am installing is 20 pounds
lighter than the Voyager. That counts for something when it's way out on,
beyond actually, the end of the boat.

The mounting tube of the Cape Horn, with it's struts on the inside, make
for a very strong attachement. I'm not too enthusiastic about the clunky
looking bracket of the Voyager although I'm sure it's actually strong
enough and probably works well. The Cape Horn is so clean and simple it
looks like the boat was designed with it instead of something bolted on
later.

The Cape Horn will work just as well with a tiller as a wheel. That is
certainly no reason to pick one over the other. You should get Yves
information packet before deciding. It comes with a DVD of his around the
world sail that is well worth watching. I find videos of other people
sailing almost as boring as videos of other people having sex but I
enjoyed every minute of this one.

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Roger Long