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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Dear Peter, I too would like to hear experiences
with the QME type vane. I have read that they don't work worth a darn
downwind. I also wonder about the ability to keep the boat from yawing
badly downwind.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>FWIW there is a book by Peter Forthman on the
subject, and he recomends the auxilliary rudder types</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>(Cape Horne et al) over anything else on
the market. None of these appeal to me because of cost. Bernard Moitessier
recomends the trim tab on outboard rudder type. Anyone had any luck with
other than a $2,000.00 plus solution? </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>