Laser windvanes
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Roller Skates
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not to hijack, but does anyone feel they make a significant difference downwind? i always feel like its in my body's wind shadow.
Fishingmickey
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Yes they do help especially when it is light....as far as choice I think there is a Davis it's black kinda arrow looking, seems to work decent, the Kittyhawk (APS pushes it for Lasers)... and the C-Vane Eric Minths baby.... I like both of the first two prefer the kitty hawk had the C-vane and returned it... pain to adjust the arms and i didnt feel it floated as free.
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slater-san
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Fishingmickey
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To all who actually give a shat... Kittyhawk = little hawk MK2 in my previous post...
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Two Cold Dogs
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take a little hawk or any of the other versions, so long as it has the attachement to go around the mast. Take the little arrow off so you just have the extending arm with the "L" at the end. Turn it upside down so the "L" is facing down. Tape a piece of casette tape to it. It is by far the most senstive and accurate indicator you can have, and it's invaluable if you sail the boats much at all.
The cassette tape/yarn version is problably the most durable. I got so tired of replacing them that I completely bagged wind indicators. They are nice to have on light wind days though. I just got tired of replacing them after death rolls or damage durring rigging/transport. I've gotten so even on the Swift and leadmines, I'll just put a little string or yarn on the shrouds and call it good. I see windvanes as another thing to break and frustrate me because they fail to work.
bjmoose
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Yeah, I use yarn telltales on the shrouds of my laser too. :lol:
OILCOUNTRY
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I enjoy the Davis Black Max modified so the Vane is on the bottom of the bracket, this just helps to prevent the indicator from going swimming when u get close to a newbe....They are also accurate and very efective when going downwind in a laser and useful after a capsize going upwind when ur ticklers are wet. I sail in Alberta in the super light and shifty winds in the summer and would never even think about sailing without it.
WOW. You have shrouds on your Laser? Is that class legal? Boy I never had shrouds on my Laser so I never put yarn on them. :lol:
Gouvernail
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The 15 inch Windex mounted on the mast head works great. I like the kind with the extra spear sticking up so birds won't land on it while the boat is on it's mooring.
Also, if you want to use a tension guage you might try this one
Also, if you want to use a tension guage you might try this one
Liquid
NFLTG
Bent clothes hanger wire, electrical tape, and some yarn or cassette tape. total investment... I don't know $2?
Done the Laser way.
Coat hander out of your sister's closet $0.00
Yarn from your mother's knitting $0.00
Electrical tape from your dad's toolbox $0.00
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Priceless $0.00
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