Yes you can. But, I think they can cause problems on light weight boats that responsed quickly to
wind speed changes. As the
boat speed changes quickly the apparrent
wind direction changes causing the
wind vane to respond. This can cause the
boat shift around alot and go into irons or other issues. This is also supposed to be a problem on performance monohulls.
I am sure someone else has a better understanding and could explain it better.