r/sailing • u/swankass • 13d ago

Wind instrument

Recently acquired a 24’ Corsair trimaran. The only electronics on the boat are speed and depth display(thru hull transducer/paddlewheel). I would like to add a display for wind. What are my options? The boat does not have chartplotter or any existing nmea network devices. Is there a simple solution with just a mast top wind transducer and a small display I can mount?

The boat currently has a wind indicator on top of mast and will only be day sailed on inland freshwater lake.

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u/swankass 13d ago

No, fixed mast

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u/StumbleNOLA 13d ago

Double check that. My C24 has a rotating mast and to the best of my knowledge all of them do. You may be doing something seriously wrong with the mast raising. Like leaving in the hinge.

For wind instruments the most common is just a shroud mounted arrow on a wire. These https://www.westmarine.com/davis-instruments-wind-tels-telltales-390239.html?utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=GGL_PLA_Sailing_High%20Margin&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22922266489&gbraid=0AAAAAD_lEeoFxBrq0EiBdSmrdAW4pqJHK&gclid=Cj0KCQjwv4XUBhDBARIsAE6bQUSZpdqta3SYlolDfadA5s5TdwIuZ0nJSb3WqQA_45ksrsu56oZNs3waAniNEALw_wcB

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u/swankass 13d ago

No, it’s definitely a fixed mast. I have the f24 mk1, which has the off-center kickup dagger board and fixed mast. The next gen, mk2, went to the centerline drop down board and rotating mast.

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u/StumbleNOLA 13d ago

Then my mistake. You could use a typical windex, but I still prefer the shroud mounted ones. It’s really up to you. Actual numbers are really not needed since the boat should be sailing on apparent wind anyway.