Is Knox Johnson a Luddite- Discuss

[ChrisE]

Not the racing fraternity.

At the risk of sounding more nerdy than I am already the problem with w-vs is that they are not predictive in the same that a good helm is. You predict that you need to react as a wave rises underneath you and act accordingly. The racing autopilots have movement sensors to pick up the lift and act more like a good helm. Windvanes merely keep you at the same angle to the wind even if that means smashing through the waves that a good helm would steer around, losing speed with the hit.

I'm also not sure whether a w-v could react quckly enough to a boat surfing at 20 knots+. Perhaps there are other out there that might know?

Well, I'm glad that I've got that out my system, time to lie down in a cool dark bottle of wine, methinks.

 

[Guest]

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Now tell me I'm talking crap /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

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Ok, your talking crap! maybe your Monitor has those problems, but the Sea feather doesn't, so maybe before you shoot off at the gob, you should try one?

The majority of long distance sailors use a windvane, nuff said really.................except you seem to think that the Sea Feather wont work on "modern boats".........well, with the greatest respect............you don't know that, you just assume it, because that is your experience of other types.

Now if you aint got anything else to say that is a bit more informed, why don't you just foxtrot oscar?

 

[FullCircle]

Dear smiffy100,
I find your posts mostly amusing, not always well informed, but I dont think you should descend the path of personal insults, to a well mannered affable forumite like ChrisE (no relation), or indeed anyone really.
Reasoned debate is good, but the information seen around here is worth exactly what you paid for it, and I dont think anyone has the monpoly on correctness.
Please give us the benefit of your knowledge without the rudery.
Cheers

Jim

 

[ChrisE]

The Monitor was the windvane of choice of the earlier singlehanders and no i don't have problems with it, it is just a matter of fact that windvanes have their limitations, as do autopilots.

Let's just say we don't agree then.

 

[Matrosen]

Loved the way you stayed cool there.

 

[Guest]

Yes Jim, you are quite right, I therefore apologise to the gentleman in question.

I think that it is just the way some people have of being so certain that they are right, without having been there or done it. The point I was trying to very clumsily make and perhaps could have put a lot better, was this. Paul Dolton has spent many years now researching windvane technology, and has done a lot of R+D on his products. The Sea Feather has been tried on most kind of boats (not canoes though) /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif with great success.

But you are right, I should be more tolerant.

sorry if I offended anybody.

Charlie.

 

[ChrisE]

No offence taken. I'm sure that the Sea Feather is a good piece of kit. You might like to look at the Scanmar makers of Monitor wind vane site to compare products.

Back to my bottle of wine.

 

[FullCircle]

Top bloke, now, on with the show!!

I'll kick it off again. The Sea Feather appears to be only 4 years old according to the site. They are a West Country outfit?
What was the gentleman's background before then?

Why dont they do one for my size of boat? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
I am looking for one, but I think an Aries with a swing aside bracket set up for my stern walkthrough in harbour is what I want.

 

[Guest]

Hmmmmmm! yes, looks like a very nicely engineered job, very impressed with that swingate version, I often wondered how you would go about doing that?

'ere, sorry I gobbed off at you, maybe I need get tucked up to me teddy bear, had a really s-h-i-t day.

 

[Guest]

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Top bloke, now, on with the show!!

I'll kick it off again. The Sea Feather appears to be only 4 years old according to the site. They are a West Country outfit?
What was the gentleman's background before then?

His back ground is RN Chief Engineer

Why dont they do one for my size of boat? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

I think he would be prepared to discuss that with you.


I am looking for one, but I think an Aries with a swing aside bracket set up for my stern walkthrough in harbour is what I want.

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Yes, just had a look, at the one Chris was on about, looks very well made, don't know how it performs though, I would assume it must do it's job, otherwise he wouldn't sell any?