Wind Indicator

[Rick Klages]

  I use this!
http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/producte/10001/-1/10001/25363/377%20710/0/wind%20indicator/Primary%20Search/mode%20matchallpartial/0/0?N=377%20710&Ne=0&Ntt=wind%20indicator&Ntk=Primary%20Search&Ntx=mode%20matchallpartial&Nao=0&Ns=0&keyword=wind%20indicator&isLTokenURL=true&storeNum=187&subdeptNum=10908&classNum=10908

ick

[Bob23]

Nice, Capt Ick. I may upgrade from my yarn to those or something like them. Still, yarn is pretty cheap and also shows relative wind speed changes.
   Bob23, checking the wind

[Rick Klages]

Yarn is cheap, but the little wind indicator is still only $17.  Not what I would call an expensive mod.

ick

[Bob23]

I may have to upgrade! Yours is nice! Well, it's a long time off before I have to decide.
Bob23, knitting in NJ

[newt]

I'll second the cassette tape- no cost, works well.
Gives wind at mid sail height. If that don't suite your
fancy maybe some bloomers clothes lined up there will.

[Lost Lake]

Bob23,

I just have to give you Karma for taking the time to change your tag line on every post...

I don't know how many people notice, but it sure is cute to see you

"On the hard"
"Checking the wind"
and "Knitting"? I guess that means you're patiently waiting?

Love your posts......

[Bob23]

Lost lake:
   Thanks for the note. I just found it while digging down in the lockers of the site! I like to write, and like to keep things interesting. Lately I haven't spent too much time on the site; it's sailing season, brother, and ain't that what it's all about anyway?
   Bob23, heading off to grind the coffee beans to make the coffee to feed to the skipper to make him go to work to make $$ to support my sailing habit (and pay a few bills in the bargain!)

[tom]

re: wind index..

use the largest davis windex you can get, I think it is a 10" or 16"...but get the largest..

I mounted on the top of  my sun-cat  mast by tapping holes for metal type screws and just screw the windex down to the top of the mast..

the stock of the indicator can be easily removed for winter storage...mine stays attached and I trailer from Orlando to/from Tampa

tom

[Glenn Basore]

Thanks all,

I did by a Davis Sport Wind indicator (15)

There wasn't a whole lot to choose from out there and I m sure Davis makes a good product.

Glenn

[Rick Klages]

You can try one of these if the Davis sport is too small.



I would remove the compass points.

ick (searching the web for silly solutions)

[Glenn Basore]

Nice !

Glenn

[Mundaysj]

Looks like I finally got something right.  My windex got smushed when it landed on the roof of my garage (don't ask).  I got tired of guessing at the wind direction, so this week I bought the kind that attaches to the shrouds.  I'll let you know how I like them this weekend.  Now let's see... the red one goes on the starboard and the green on the port, right?  )
Sherie

[Craig Weis]

So atop the mast of Comfort and Joy,
about 25 foot above the water,
pointing in no particular direction,
but able to blow at the wind's whims,
is the Davis plastic arrow and bearing ass'y
found in a pile of junque skids resurrected
and aided by two Chinese securer bamboo sticks
set 45 deg apart and painted black
with tips dipped in red perched on an arm of
scrap of teak wood.
The cost was zero.
I never had one till I found this one for free. So up she went.
Photo in Frappr
skip.

[jamato323]

Really low yet highest tech indicator. Turn your face to the wind. When you feel the breeze equally on the inside cusp of both ears, that's the apparent wind direction. Always correct and comes free at birth.

[Steve Ullrich]

Same model I use. It hasn't failed me yet.  I've thought about buying a windex but never felt like I needed it.  The tell tales on the jib and main work well enough for me.  If I was into racing I can see where a windex would be worthwhile.  As it is, I sometimes fail to pay attention to apparent wind and sail trim and lose speed until the sails start to luff. I'd probably do the same thing with a windex up there.  I sail with a buddy on a 34' sailboat from time to time.  He watches the windex like a hawk and we really scoot across the water but sometimes I think he spends too much time watching it instead of where we are going...

Really low yet highest tech indicator. Turn your face to the wind. When you feel the breeze equally on the inside cusp of both ears, that's the apparent wind direction. Always correct and comes free at birth.