On Sun, 6/19/16, osterberg.paul.l@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:

Subject: [Amel Yacht Owners] Wind generator on top of the mizzen mast
To: amelyachtowners@...
Date: Sunday, June 19, 2016, 7:05 AM


 









Hello! We
are thinking of adding a wind generator to complement our
650 w of solar power.
On cloudy days, during night sailing and in windy anchorage
in the Caribbean I
think it might be a good complement. But where to put it? We
do not like to put
in on the solar arc as it will give shadow on the solar
panels, thus reducing
output from the solar panels which will give the majority of
the
power. One place we believe might be a god spot is on top of
the mizzen mast,
but it has some draw backs. -Not possible to lock in
strong wind conditions-difficult to
service-could be
subject to very strong forces when going upwind
and pounding into the waves. With the
wind generator on top of the mizzen it can experience severe
de-acceleration and need to be fastened very
strong. On a previous boat when sailing up wind in rough
conditions our
combined tricolor and anchor light broke loose and fell down
on deck, due to
severe de-acceleration. Any
experience and advice highly appreciated on where to best
place the wind generator, We do like to fly the mizzen
balooner, thus on the mizzen mast fare from
ideal We are
currently choosing between Silent wind, Super wind and D 400
from Dougen. Noise
and vibration are at least as important criteria as
efficiency. Any
thoughts of which to go for? The Superwind is by fare the
most expensive one. Paul on
S/Y Kerpa SM#259     

































 










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