I went on a test sail of a Hellia 44 pre Evolution, when it was time to drop the main I was surprised the FP rep climbed up and he had to pull the main right down from the top it did not take much effort and it came down quite OK is that normal? if so does the same apply to the new FP 42? I ask because on my
Lagoon 400 I just release the jammer and whoosh down it comes. Second question when reversing the FP man had to try and hold the
wheel with his knee to stop the
rudder swinging over whilst he used the
asymmetric thrust of the engines to guide the craft back in to the berth, on my L400 I simply lock the
wheel with the friction nut which the FP lacks, I have been told the later models have hydraulic
steering which holds the wheel in the last position until you turn it, is this correct.