Wind Scoop

[Freesail99]

Has anyone ever used one of these wind scoops ? If so, do they really work ? The web site can be found here.

Thanks,
Paul

[sailingdog]

I have used something similar that my friend made for her boat. They will probably work fairly well. I would go with the regular one-direction windscoop if you're planning on using it at anchor or on a mooring, since you'll probably get better air flow with it.

[resdog]

It sure doesn't hurt. Take it from someone who boats in the most miserable humidity in the midwest - any bit of air movement you can direct into that hatch helps. If there's no breeze to be had, it obviously does not help.

[SailorMitch]

It will work, but as Dawg says, if you're at anchor or a mooring the boat will face into the wind anyway. If at a dock, you can reposition a regular wind scoop to face into the wind as well. In one respect I can see this "new" design as being less effective because you'll only have 1/4 of the scoop directing air into the boat at any given time. YMMV of course.

[mwrohde]

Where do you find the uni-directional wind scoops? My googling has fallen short this time.

Thanks

[labatt]

Wind Scoop

[Freesail99]

I had posted this site in my original post.

Wind Scoop

[labatt]

Freesail - I was responding to mwrohde's post looking for a uni-directional wind scoop (vs. the multi-directional wind scoop at your site).

[mwrohde]

Thank you.

[wumhenry]

Originally Posted by labatt

Freesail - I was responding to mwrohde's post looking for a uni-directional wind scoop (vs. the multi-directional wind scoop at your site).

Actually, the ad in Defender says that the Windscoop "will follow variable winds" -- i.e., it, too, is multi-directional. Yet its efficiency isn't compromised by dividing the wind-catching area. Sounds like a Better Mousetrap.