Has any one used the Holland Windvane?

Steve_Maxi77 · Post by **Steve_Maxi77** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 1:40 am

I'm looking into one but have never used this model, any feedback?

Steve

chakalo · Post by **chakalo** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 2:03 am

Hydrovane here Steve..can't help with the Holland.

Steve_Maxi77 · Post by **Steve_Maxi77** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 2:17 am

How's the hydrovane? I've only used the Monitor before, which is fantastic but expensive!

Steve

chakalo · Post by **chakalo** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 2:39 pm

If I gave you my full honest opinion of Hydrovane Steve it would read like a sales brochure! I'm about to fit one to my new (old) boat. Expensive, but after 9 years with my first Hydrovane I didn't even consider any other type.

There are no control lines or lanyards to adjust, part/stretch, just well engineered meshed gears and in 9 years all I had to replace was the nylon windvane cover which the sun in the Med: killed (after 5 years )

In short, expensive, but bullet-proof and an email from Kalamata in Greece to the lady in Vancouver Canada who looks after spares/service dept: brought me a new vane cover in 3 days.

sahona · Post by **sahona** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 11:15 am

Seconded. you can make spare covers from ripstop spinny cloth and use tape for minor repairs. Keep a couple of control knobs in the box if you're in marinas with careless neighbours. Superb, just goes on and on.

hancopoot · Post by **hancopoot** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:56 pm

If you want to find out more about the Holland Windvane, you can read the article in Palstek, the leading German technical sailing magazine.
Sorry but it is only available in German.
You can download the article of the www.hollandwindvane.com . Click the Dutch language and go to references.

In the English site you can read other references.

Hanco Poot

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