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S&S Swan Maintenance - windvane, wind generator |
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Join Date: 01 February 2007
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windvane, wind generator I am thinking of fitting both these pieces of equipment on my Swan 40 this winter. I would love to hear about other people's experience with different manufacturers' equipment. In particular: - windvane: ease of setup ? performance downwind in a following sea ? - windvane: noise level versus charging efficiency ? Many thanks Richard Forrest |
Join Date: 30 January 2007
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Just back from nice and windy vacations... |
Join Date: 03 March 2007
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HI Richard,
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Join Date: 01 February 2007
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Dear Mike, it is great to hear from you; I knew I could count on your contribution. I really miss the family dinners you and Tanya were kind enough to host for a solitary Brit. Unfortunately I will not be returning to Denmark this winter as the Caledonian Canal is not really my favourite sailing ground and the Pentland Firth sounds a bit too hairy for an aging novice. Moksha will be spending the winter near Glasgow then in April I am heading south: in spite of my Scottish genes "Summer" in Scotland has boosted my motivation to seek warmer, drier climes. I have also reached the conclusion that more experienced people knew already, that electric autopilots consume vast quantities of ampere-hours and are only reliable in a flat calm under power (I exaggerate of course but not much), hence my focus on windvanes and wind generators. When is your "D" for departure day ? Keep in touch. All the best to you and your sailing family. Richard
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Join Date: 31 January 2007
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Richard, I have not tried either a wind vane or a wind generator on my 411. I rely on an electric autopilot and a towed generator. Aquair produce a towed generator which produces 1 amp/knot of speed and it is completely silent, provided you fix it with adquate degrees of freedom. I simply tie mine on with three lanyards and that works very well. I am sure you lose a bit of speed, but I am not a racing man. If you are sailing the Trade Wind route you will be sailing down wind all the time so the apparent wind is not that great. I sailed across the Atlantic with a wind generator on someonelse's boat and it did not provide much power in my view. the towed generator on the other hand "paid for" the fridge and most od the autopilot! Wind generators are great in the Caribbean at anchor, but they don't half make a noise! I also think the are a bit dangerous. Cheers Anthony Fawcett |
Join Date: 03 March 2007
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HI Richard,
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