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My first boat didn't have an anemometer. I didn't mind, because I figured that there were only 3 states of wind: Too much, not enough, or just right. My second boat came with a simple davis anamometer mounted in the cabin and I confess it became our favorite toy on the boat. My wife and I would try and guess the speed of the wind, or gusts and see who got closer. We would also use it to see how close of an anchor watch we needed to stand based on increasing speeds.
I would love to have a wind meter that has multiple readouts. One in the main salon, one readable from the bed, and another in the galley. Doing this with marine units gets expensive very quickly. Are there any of the hobby weather stations that have multiple displays? I would also LOVE if the unit would record the speed of the maximum gust and/or allow you to set an alarm when a speed gets above a pre-set limit, which none of them seem to do.
In my perfect boat, I would have a wind meter with max wind and alarms, that could be mounted above my bunk and readable in the dark. Oh, and an upsidown compass.
MedSailor
I would love to have a wind meter that has multiple readouts. One in the main salon, one readable from the bed, and another in the galley. Doing this with marine units gets expensive very quickly. Are there any of the hobby weather stations that have multiple displays? I would also LOVE if the unit would record the speed of the maximum gust and/or allow you to set an alarm when a speed gets above a pre-set limit, which none of them seem to do.
In my perfect boat, I would have a wind meter with max wind and alarms, that could be mounted above my bunk and readable in the dark. Oh, and an upsidown compass.
MedSailor