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Default Windvane steering

I'm looking hard at windvane steering. I know Roger likes the Cape
Horn but I seriously wonder how you replace a broken control line
standing on your head in the middle of a storm.
The Monitor and Fleming take up too much space on the stern.
That leaves Sailomat and Pacific on my short list.
Anybody have any experiences with any of these units?
Thanks
Gordon
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Default Windvane steering

No direct experience but ::: I talked to a sailor who used the Cape Horn on
his boat as he sailed across
the Atlantic, and back to the Caribbean and then to the Chesapeake.

He was happy.



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I'm looking hard at windvane steering. I know Roger likes the Cape Horn
but I seriously wonder how you replace a broken control line standing on
your head in the middle of a storm.
The Monitor and Fleming take up too much space on the stern.
That leaves Sailomat and Pacific on my short list.
Anybody have any experiences with any of these units?
Thanks
Gordon



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