Don Silsbe Posted March 18, 2018 Report Share Posted March 18, 2018 I have been playing with various methids of wind direction detection. The traditional method is to mount a “windex” atop a mast. Since I am inherently lazy, I do not enjoy craning my neck, just to find out which way the wind is blowing. My latest method is to mount a traditional windex to the forward end of my mizzen’s sprit. Since my sprits are short, so I had to make a bracket to do this. If I you are making new sprits, consider making them a few inches long, to give this a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Silsbe Posted March 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2018 I had difficulty loading the photos. Let me try again. The whole idea is that the forward end of the sprit needs to go horizontal, providing a vertical hole for the windex. It is held in place with a couple of "O" rings. Looking up to the forward end of the sprit beats looking all the way to the top of the mast, at least for me. It does not interfere at all with the main sail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmosSwogger Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 Thanks for this idea Don; I'll make my sprits extra long. Good timing: I'll be making sprits in a month or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve W Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 I like the fact if you put your mast up and forget the put the indicator on, you don't have to panic and fly blind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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