I too have Monitor Windvane and it is superb and so easy to use. I also noted the Maddie personal comment (below) and her reply was an absolute hoot! ROB
Very nicely done. I just bought a used monitor and I’m anxious to play with it once the snow is off my boat and I finally get to mount it and use it.. thanks
The monitor is definitely and “art” and less of a science (though it’s all based on science). When you set the monitor, be sure to adjust your sail trim as the two will work together to sail the boat on a particular course.
Nice information about the Monitor windvane. Better than an autopilot that runs on electricity. It's nice that you have a mate that doesn't need time off duty.
Hi guys. How the monitor going? Still have it? Would you recommend? Considering either a Monitor or Aries on my s&s3 for solo offshore sailing. Thanks.
Still have it and about to buy a second one for our other boat because we wouldn’t be go sailing without it! I have no experience with the Aries but the monitor is awesome!
She cleans up so pretty ;-) a po'Boy! Ew! Ew! A chance to run aground again! Get to some blue water soon! Columbia Contender, as a dilettante child, I LOVED a rail in the water - Different, I begin to realize, when it is your life! 17+ years in Fort Walton Beach Florida, Eglin and Hurlburt Field Naval Air bases and I LOVE the sound of a jet overhead! WTH is that creature, a cicada?
I was thinking using a Hydrovan model wind vane to steer was the way to go because you can use it as backup for your rudder in case of failure. What are you thoughts....I saw a youtube of cruisers who lost rudder in a storm.....Also I think you should put out a compilation video of Herbie technical tips quick one after another......and thanks for being you...
Thanks! :) Their best point is being a ready to use spare rudder. They aren’t as strong of a self steering system as a servo pendulum system, like a Monitor or Cape Horn, but they will work as a spare and backup rudder. We carry a sculling oar that can push us at an insanely slow pace, but works very well as a spare rudder and tiller. I think the best bet would be to setup the rudder in such a way that you could repair your steering at sea or at least have a spare steering blade (like a long oar) that you could setup. Best defense is to heave to in really bad weather and protect your rudder from damage in the first place.
Hi. Hey, I just bought a used Monitor but it didn't have the steering wheel attachment. I plan to make my own. Any chance you can tell me the diameter of the drum where the ropes curl around? Thanks, Ed
Absolutely, but we have left the boat for Christmas and will be away for about a month. Off the top of my head, I would say the adapter is about 8 inches wide. As soon as we get back to the boat I will measure it and give you a more accurate dimension.
Since seasickness is an issue, what does Maddie do to prevent the problem? Do you ever take preventative meds, patch or wrist bands? Keep up the great videos...fair winds!
+Clay Farnet we have a lot of ginger chews on board. We also have those pressure point wrist bands, but those don't really do much for me. I've taken a few types of meds but they all put me to sleep and render me useless in an emergency situation so I'd rather just try and get through it in other ways. Each time is a bit different. Sometimes it helps to eat, other times I just have to stare at the horizon for a couple minutes. It sucks but it is what it is!
Rigging Doctor Thanks for the reply. This popped up right after I sent you my question. Have you ever heard of putting an earplug in one ear? Let me know if it works for you. ua-cam.com/video/hmQMUdZgIMA/v-deo.html Btw, just want to say how much I enjoy your channel. You guys think "out of the box" and I find it incredibly interesting and very refreshing. Keep up the great work and fair winds!
+julien hunt yes, we steer to the angle of the wind. If there is a wind shift, then we will also have a heading shift. This keeps the sails trimmed perfectly to that apparent wind but requires us to check the heading frequently. In the ocean, these changes are easy to go unnoticed since there are no landmarks, so we need to keep a good log and check the compass regularly. If we find that we have shifted, we simply change the angle of the wind vane and trim the sails to our new wind angle.
I tried it one time and they start swinging violently. I almost got flung off the boat when a tug boat passed by the anchorage. Basically the motion of the sea makes you swing and then your swinging keeps you going. The stove is on a gimbal so it doesn’t get the boost in energy from being a swing like a hammock does.
I hope you are not planning to use that short cable to tie to crowded docks. It's rude to not leave slack so others can move your dinghy to get to the dock.
+Josef Roesler we do lock it, but with the two connected together, they make a long cable. When hooked onto the stern corner, it swings around easily to move out of the way.
So I'm 10 minutes into a 14-minute video titled "Monitor Windvane Explained," and I have yet to see or hear basically anything about how a monitor works.
I too have Monitor Windvane and it is superb and so easy to use. I also noted the Maddie personal comment (below) and her reply was an absolute hoot! ROB
Very nicely done. I just bought a used monitor and I’m anxious to play with it once the snow is off my boat and I finally get to mount it and use it.. thanks
The monitor is definitely and “art” and less of a science (though it’s all based on science).
When you set the monitor, be sure to adjust your sail trim as the two will work together to sail the boat on a particular course.
Nice to have a crew member like Wendy on board. Nice explanation of how she works. Another great video. Thanks for sharing.
+Johnny Hag thank you! :)
Nice information about the Monitor windvane. Better than an autopilot that runs on electricity. It's nice that you have a mate that doesn't need time off duty.
Hi guys. How the monitor going? Still have it? Would you recommend? Considering either a Monitor or Aries on my s&s3 for solo offshore sailing. Thanks.
Still have it and about to buy a second one for our other boat because we wouldn’t be go sailing without it!
I have no experience with the Aries but the monitor is awesome!
Very well done, and you seem like very nice people ....
She cleans up so pretty ;-)
a po'Boy!
Ew! Ew! A chance to run aground again! Get to some blue water soon!
Columbia Contender, as a dilettante child, I LOVED a rail in the water - Different, I begin to realize, when it is your life!
17+ years in Fort Walton Beach Florida, Eglin and Hurlburt Field Naval Air bases and I LOVE the sound of a jet overhead!
WTH is that creature, a cicada?
I was thinking using a Hydrovan model wind vane to steer was the way to go because you can use it as backup for your rudder in case of failure. What are you thoughts....I saw a youtube of cruisers who lost rudder in a storm.....Also I think you should put out a compilation video of Herbie technical tips quick one after another......and thanks for being you...
Thanks! :)
Their best point is being a ready to use spare rudder. They aren’t as strong of a self steering system as a servo pendulum system, like a Monitor or Cape Horn, but they will work as a spare and backup rudder.
We carry a sculling oar that can push us at an insanely slow pace, but works very well as a spare rudder and tiller. I think the best bet would be to setup the rudder in such a way that you could repair your steering at sea or at least have a spare steering blade (like a long oar) that you could setup.
Best defense is to heave to in really bad weather and protect your rudder from damage in the first place.
Hi. Hey, I just bought a used Monitor but it didn't have the steering wheel attachment. I plan to make my own. Any chance you can tell me the diameter of the drum where the ropes curl around? Thanks, Ed
Absolutely, but we have left the boat for Christmas and will be away for about a month. Off the top of my head, I would say the adapter is about 8 inches wide. As soon as we get back to the boat I will measure it and give you a more accurate dimension.
Since seasickness is an issue, what does Maddie do to prevent the problem? Do you ever take preventative meds, patch or wrist bands? Keep up the great videos...fair winds!
+Clay Farnet we have a lot of ginger chews on board. We also have those pressure point wrist bands, but those don't really do much for me. I've taken a few types of meds but they all put me to sleep and render me useless in an emergency situation so I'd rather just try and get through it in other ways. Each time is a bit different. Sometimes it helps to eat, other times I just have to stare at the horizon for a couple minutes. It sucks but it is what it is!
Rigging Doctor Thanks for the reply. This popped up right after I sent you my question. Have you ever heard of putting an earplug in one ear? Let me know if it works for you. ua-cam.com/video/hmQMUdZgIMA/v-deo.html Btw, just want to say how much I enjoy your channel. You guys think "out of the box" and I find it incredibly interesting and very refreshing. Keep up the great work and fair winds!
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What happens if the wind changes direction? Do you as well?
+julien hunt yes, we steer to the angle of the wind. If there is a wind shift, then we will also have a heading shift. This keeps the sails trimmed perfectly to that apparent wind but requires us to check the heading frequently. In the ocean, these changes are easy to go unnoticed since there are no landmarks, so we need to keep a good log and check the compass regularly.
If we find that we have shifted, we simply change the angle of the wind vane and trim the sails to our new wind angle.
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Hammocks - would they not work to stop any sick sickness like the rocking boat stove circumvents the direction
I tried it one time and they start swinging violently. I almost got flung off the boat when a tug boat passed by the anchorage.
Basically the motion of the sea makes you swing and then your swinging keeps you going. The stove is on a gimbal so it doesn’t get the boost in energy from being a swing like a hammock does.
Mattie, you said you like to mention the little restuarant and you never said the name and it's not listed at the bottom. Could U oblige?
I hope you are not planning to use that short cable to tie to crowded docks. It's rude to not leave slack so others can move your dinghy to get to the dock.
+Josef Roesler we use a much longer line for tying up
So you don't lock it when tying up? You lost me.
+Josef Roesler we do lock it, but with the two connected together, they make a long cable. When hooked onto the stern corner, it swings around easily to move out of the way.
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+Victor Brotto you got it!
Vuplix shirt was tight too 😬
So I'm 10 minutes into a 14-minute video titled "Monitor Windvane Explained," and I have yet to see or hear basically anything about how a monitor works.
Try skipping ahead to 10:58
Does heave to work in a small 24 foo boat .... like a Dana 24..?..
Very much, and with a full keel like that, it will do so very nicely
by the looks of it a plumbert on acid tried to recreate the eiffel tower...
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