[PUP] Paravanes

[Truelove39 at aol.com]

An excellent point, Terry.
 
We have not been in *really bad* weather (not the same for every boat) so  we 
aren't sure just what we'd do. Beebe says that running off may be best in big 
 seas, though, and that the fish assist in not broaching. Usually that means  
going faster than normal down the face of a wave, so maybe we wouldn't want 
to  rig for slower speeds. 
 
Could you give some examples of your procedures and the general  dimensions 
of your boat?
 
No question that changing settings is practically impossible with any  safety 
in even small seas.  
 
Thanks!
 
John
 
 
> Another thing that might matter is that you might actually want the  
paravanes to work best at slower speeds, regardless of efficiency at  
higher speeds. When the weather gets really bad, we slow down. We also  
want the stabilizers to work their best at that slower speed. Just  
something that you might want to figure in. Our paravanes are backups to  
our active fins. We don't deploy them unless we expect bad weather. We  
like to be ready for Murphy ahead of time rather than trying to deploy  
the paravanes in rough conditions. So our situation may not  apply.



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