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THE WIND DIRECTION INDICATOR

The WINDEX is a Swedish invention from 1964 that is currently sold in more than 40 countries across five continents. In total more than 1,500,000 WINDEX Wind Direction Indicators have been sold over the last 45 years.

The different WINDEX models are found at the top of masts on every type of sailboat from Americas Cup boats to racing dinghies, and everything in between.

It is one of the most well known and recognized yachting products. The inventive and superior design of the WINDEX Wind Direction Indicator has allowed it to stay virtually unchanged for more than 40 years.

All manufacturing, design and distribution to our WINDEX agents is done in Sweden.

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A wind direction indicator with a built in antenna.

Presenting Our Brand New Windex Scout VHF Antenna. This unique product is a combination of the Windex 15 high precision wind indicator with Scout's premium VHF antenna. It is a patent pending solution with the Windex mounted on top of Scout's rigid fiberglass antenna. The result is a space saving design which allows for undisturbed relative wind readings and offers high quality VHF transmission. This product comes in two sizes the Windex Scout VHF 50 and the Windex Scout VHF 90.

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The WINDEX was first designed and brought to market in 1964 by RADAB (Research And Development AB), a small company run by three young engineers who also happened to be close friends, Sven-Olof Ridder, Harald Undén and Lars Bergström.

The original WINDEX design by Sven-Olof Ridder, an aeronautical engineer who is recognized worldwide for his design skills, was made of aluminum. The design was successful and soon became popular with Swedish sailors. However, the international breakthrough came in 1972 when a large investment in plastic tooling was made, which allowed for large quantity production at a lower cost. One of the design criteria at the time was that the WINDEX should be “as sensitive in light air as cigarette smoke”. The solution was a plastic wind vane with low weight and a large fin mounted on a Sapphire jewel bearing like a compass needle.

This design, which incorporates the now famous Sapphire jewel suspension has remained unchanged and extremely popular with sailors through the decades.

RADAB and its founders have also been involved with the development of several other successful engineering projects, among them are the Windex 92 Family Cruiser and the Windex 1200 C.

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WINDEX 15 Supporting Rod Only

Spare supporting rod for the WINDEX® 15  Part Number Weight RON-WX15-R 40g

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Spare mast socket for the WINDEX® 15  Part Number Weight RON-WX15-S 10g

WINDEX 15 Wind Indicator

WINDEX® 15 is the perfect choice for all family and racing boats from about 29 to 40 feet. The WINDEX® Wind Indicator offers exceptionally good performance. The secret is the needle that rests in a safari layer, which means that WINDEX® 15...

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Spare wind vane for the WINDEX® 15  380mm (15)in. vane length Part Number Weight RON-WX15-V 40g

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Garmin Mast Bracket (gWind Race) Secure your gWind Race mast securely with this bracket. Part Number GMN-010-12117-07

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Garmin Connector Adapter Cable (gWind) Use our connector adapter cable to retrofit your gWind transducer for the Nexus network using your existing Nexus mast cable. Part Number GMN-010-12117-02

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Garmin wired gWind Transducer The gWind transducer features twin-fin technology with 3-bladed propeller for more accurate TWS in lighter air while the twin-fin design gives a more stable TWA. The 3-bladed propeller, unlike a cups design, is always...

Garmin gWind Wireless 2 Transducer

Eliminate Wires Through Your Mast An easy-to-install solution that eliminates running wires through masts up to 50 feet 3-bladed propeller for more accurate wind speed in lighter wind conditions Twin-fin design gives a more stable wind angle Solar...

Garmin GNX Wind Marine Instrument

Garmin's Affordable, Dedicated Wind Instrument Glass-bonded backlit monochrome LCD display lens avoids fogging Large, easy-to-read black digits on white or customizable background colors for high contrast and high visibility in all lighting...

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Garmin NiMH Battery (gWind Wireless) The internal batteries of the gWind Wireless are continuously charged by a small solar panel integrated on the transducer arm, and have a life of around 3 to 4 years. But when the time comes to replace them, they can...

Garmin Wind Propeller

Garmin Propeller - Don't let a missing propeller keep you from receiving accurate wind data. Garmin's replacement propeller ensures you can maintain the twin-fin technology with 3-bladed propeller our gWind™ family of transducers are known...

Garmin GNX Wireless Wind Pack

Garmin GNX Wireless Wind Pack The Information You Need to Set Sail Includes GNX™ Wind instrument and gWind™ Wireless 2 transducer GNX Wind provides 2 data fields and a digital wind rose to simultaneously display true and apparent wind...

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Garmin Mast Bracket (gWind / gWind Wireless) Secure your gWind and gWind Wireless mast securely with this bracket. Part Number GMN-010-12117-06

Garmin gWind Wired Transducer

Three-bladed propeller for more accurate True Wind Speed (TWS) in lighter air Twin-fin design gives a more stable True Wind Angle (TWA) Optic reading technique for superior performance at low wind speeds with excellent linearity GND 10 black...

Garmin gWind Race Wired Transducer

Designed for racing sailboats 3.3 feet (1 meter) straight pole raises the wind transducer above the mast to remove turbulence errors from the sail wash Three-bladed propeller for more accurate True Wind Speed (TWS) in lighter air twin-fin design...

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Garmin GNX Wind, Affordable, Dedicated Wind Instrument for Sailboats

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Brand	Garmin
Model Name	GNX Wind
Vehicle Service Type	Sailboat
Screen Size	4 Inches
Special Feature	Lightweight
Connectivity Technology	Bluetooth
Map Type	North America
Sport	Sailing
Included Components	GNX Wind; Trim piece snap cover; Protective cover; Flush mount gasket and hardware; NMEA 2000® T-connector; NMEA 2000 drop cable; Installation instructions; Documentation
Mounting Type	Wrist Mount

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• Glass-bonded backlit monochrome LCD display lens avoids fogging
• Large, easy-to-read black digits on white or customizable background colors for high contrast and high visibility in all lighting conditions
• 2 data fields and a digital wind rose simultaneously display true and apparent wind data, Steer Pilot, boat speed and more
• Displays true and apparent wind speed and wind angles, true wind direction, boat speed, speed over ground, VMG, heading, course over ground and closed haul
• NMEA 2000 network and ANT technology interfaces

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If you own a 20- to 40-foot sailboat with no wind system or an older wind system onboard, then GNX Wind marine instrument is an excellent choice to provide the accurate, reliable data you need to make confident decisions.

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• GNX Wind; Trim piece snap cover; Protective cover; Flush mount gasket and hardware; NMEA 2000® T-connector; NMEA 2000 drop cable; Installation instructions; Documentation

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Product Dimensions	11.02 x 11.02 x 11.02 inches
Item Weight	1.78 pounds
ASIN	B01ELJSI0Y
Item model number	010-01142-30
Best Sellers Rank	#485,096 in Electronics ( ) #1,030 in
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer	No
Connectivity technologies	Bluetooth
Special features	Lightweight
Other display features	Wireless
Human Interface Input	Buttons
Color	Black
Whats in the box	GNX Wind; Trim piece snap cover; Protective cover; Flush mount gasket and hardware; NMEA 2000® T-connector; NMEA 2000 drop cable; Installation instructions; Documentation
Manufacturer	Garmin
Date First Available	April 22, 2016

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Love the wind instruments on the race boat, but on my Mac, the hull speed doesn't justify the $2-6k. All I want are four things: true & apparent wind direction, and true & apparent wind speed. Any of you folks come up with a cheap solution to getting these four in the cockpit? Jeff  

If you can deal with only apparent, here is a good $300 solution. http://www.ultimatepassage.com/cgi-bin/up/37328.html  

Doc_holiday

Also, To get true wind the boat must also have a NMEA networkable boat speed instrument. The wind instrument uses boat speed and apparent wind speed and direction to calculate true wind.  

If you can deal with apparent wind strength only there is a $20 solution. A few years ago, I built an anemometer on the cheap, using three table spoon measuring spoons as cups ($3) and a cap from a black spray paint can (free). This was mounted on a piece of old stantion (free) using a bearing scrounged from a dead VCR (free) and mounted on my stern rail using a BBQ mount I found in the garbage at our club (also free). To display the wind speed, I used a bicycle speedometer ($10 - 15). The wheel magnet for the speedometer was hot glued on the inside of the paint can cap and the pickup mounted on the post . Claibration was done by adjusting the wheel size of teh bike speedo, using a borrowed hand held anemometer and my wife's hair dryers as a wind source. Worked like a charm. Depending on the featuresof the bike speedo you will also be able to get average wind speed, max wind speed etc. Cheers Matt  

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That post gets the imagination award of the year! Jeff  

py26129 said: If you can deal with apparent wind strength only there is a $20 solution. A few years ago, I built an anemometer on the cheap, using three table spoon measuring spoons as cups ($3) and a cap from a black spray paint can (free). This was mounted on a piece of old stantion (free) using a bearing scrounged from a dead VCR (free) and mounted on my stern rail using a BBQ mount I found in the garbage at our club (also free). To display the wind speed, I used a bicycle speedometer ($10 - 15). The wheel magnet for the speedometer was hot glued on the inside of the paint can cap and the pickup mounted on the post . Claibration was done by adjusting the wheel size of teh bike speedo, using a borrowed hand held anemometer and my wife's hair dryers as a wind source. Worked like a charm. Depending on the featuresof the bike speedo you will also be able to get average wind speed, max wind speed etc. Cheers Matt Click to expand

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Depends on the incremental adjustability of the bicycle speedometer, I would suppose. I'd bet it'd be close enough for our purposes.  

When I calibrated it, I borrowed a fairly expensive handheld anemometer and my wife's hair dryer. Ther adjustments on the bike speedo were fine grained enough that i was able to get both to read exactly the same, on both the high and low setting for the hair dryer fan. Real world comparisons with other boats throughout the season usually had it in the same ballpark as other boats around us.. What complicated the comparisons a bit was that I had it mounted fairly low on the aft end of the boat as I was limited by the length of the wire on the speedo. (see pic, it's the black thing above the kayak next to the canadian flag) As a result readings with the boat pointed straight into the wind were not very accruate due to the dodger and other stuff. In terms of function vs. $$$ it came out waaaay ahead of the curve ......and it didn't look too bad either. Cheers Matt  

Nice "Malibu Barbie" spinnaker! I have a parachute with those colors...  

justsomeguy said: Nice "Malibu Barbie" spinnaker! I have a parachute with those colors... Click to expand

Windex  

Doc_holiday said: My main canopy is black, blue and pink. I had to trade the pink risers and slider in for black tho. Bought it used but every time it opened it was a beautiful sight. Never saw my reserve but it is brown and tan. Yuk! since retired. After never having a reserve ride it 17 years, this last rig was having trouble and my end cells wouldn't inflate for the last 7 jumps without shaking and climbing the risers I decided to call it quits while I was ahead. I wonder if I could out my son in the harness and tow him behind the boat in close wind? Click to expand

py26129 said: If you can deal with apparent wind strength only there is a $20 solution. A few years ago, I built an anemometer on the cheap, using three table spoon measuring spoons as cups ($3) and a cap from a black spray paint can (free). This was mounted on a piece of old stantion (free) using a bearing scrounged from a dead VCR (free) and mounted on my stern rail using a BBQ mount I found in the garbage at our club (also free). To display the wind speed, I used a bicycle speedometer ($10 - 15). The wheel magnet for the speedometer was hot glued on the inside of the paint can cap and the pickup mounted on the post . Claibration was done by adjusting the wheel size of teh bike speedo, using a borrowed hand held anemometer and my wife's hair dryers as a wind source. Click to expand

I second that! Was a great packer, most of the local instructors had me pack theirs, I packed a lot of student rigs too. I would drop in and pack for a day. I got like 6 bucks a pack and it piled up in my account so I could jump all weekend for free When my rig would come back from a reserve repack, I learned the main pack was crap so I always unpacked and replaced the main. The funny thing is, I didn't do anything special, just paid attention to what I was doing. Sometimes I wonder if a perfect pack was any better than just stuffing. I too am sorry for the hijack  

Kestle said: Love the wind instruments on the race boat, but on my Mac, the hull speed doesn't justify the $2-6k. All I want are four things: true & apparent wind direction, and true & apparent wind speed. Any of you folks come up with a cheap solution to getting these four in the cockpit? Jeff Click to expand

Think one of these would work? http://www.weatherinstruments.com/w...acrossetechnologywirelessweatherprocenter.cfm Oops just read it has a time lag of 17 sec. on the anemometer:cry:.  

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