Here's an idea for a home made wind direction wind speed gauge for your kayak. See: http://cabdesigns.8k.com/card1.html Check out the triangular flag. I would want indication extending to 32mph as 20mph is pretty common, and a gauge that reads extrema too much is useless. So make the flag something like a 33in triangle as shown then cut off the tip at about 26in and this will make it harder for the wind to straighten. Cheap 6-1/2ft fish'n pole blank, homemade ferral and org nylon flag. Ok, a good fast action blank is expensive, but at least you'd now have an orange "don't run me over flag". Buying a 9ft blank, the end could serve as the ferral for the 6.5ft point along the blank (maybe, I don't know). I wouldn't waste the time, just learn to judge the wind. just an idea. -- Mike McNally mmcnally3_at_prodigy.net *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Sep 09 2001 - 16:37:21 PDT
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