I've been using a handheld horn for my 35' O'Day but would like to install an electric fog horn. Anyone have any suggestions on a good horn and where to mount it on a sailboat? I would also like to have some sort of automatic device for fog signals (I already have a new VHF radio without this feature so that's not a option). Has anyone installed the Fogmate (see link) or something similiar?
Fog Horn
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I have a set of twin trumpet airhorn mounted on the bow of my Macgregor 26D .... serves the purpose pretty well ... they can be bought at any autoparts store and sometime "Walmart" haha Stu will like that one. David
Fog signal control
In the lates Attitudes amd Lattitudes magazine there is an ad for the devise theat automatically controls your horn signal to emit 2 min. blast, plus other options. Good luck. (the device is similar to your link)
In the lates Attitudes amd Lattitudes magazine there is an ad for the devise theat automatically controls your horn signal to emit 2 min. blast, plus other options. Good luck. (the device is similar to your link)
Lazy?
Gord... What do you mean 'Lazy?' Have you ever sat in fog for a couple of hours and manually issued the fog signal every 2 minutes?
Gord... What do you mean 'Lazy?' Have you ever sat in fog for a couple of hours and manually issued the fog signal every 2 minutes?
ICOM 602 has a fog horn feature. We mounted the
speaker on the first spreader. Works well. It has 3 modes, anchor, power, sail.
speaker on the first spreader. Works well. It has 3 modes, anchor, power, sail.
Radios with hailers
Another way to go is to get a VHF radio that does programable foghorns thru its hailer. Icom and Standard Horizon both have one model that does it.
Another way to go is to get a VHF radio that does programable foghorns thru its hailer. Icom and Standard Horizon both have one model that does it.
Yes and I apologize
Yes, I have often been fogbound, and upon reflecting back, I apologize for my remark about laziness. I didn’t enjoy blowing my horn (trumpet style) every 2 min. I was too busy doing basic time-distance calculations (dead-reckoning), because we only had a compass, watch, jetsom, and calculator. Couldn’t have made some of those precise passages without an excellent helmsman (wife, Maggie), who could steer a perfect compass course. $100 still seems a bit much for a mere timer, which other have pointed out is now common within Hailer-Horns.
Yes, I have often been fogbound, and upon reflecting back, I apologize for my remark about laziness. I didn’t enjoy blowing my horn (trumpet style) every 2 min. I was too busy doing basic time-distance calculations (dead-reckoning), because we only had a compass, watch, jetsom, and calculator. Couldn’t have made some of those precise passages without an excellent helmsman (wife, Maggie), who could steer a perfect compass course. $100 still seems a bit much for a mere timer, which other have pointed out is now common within Hailer-Horns.
Apology accepted...
Gord. The VHF is not an option for me as already got a new DSC radio but it doesn't have this feature. Thanks for the other suggestions. The auto store version sounds like a good idea. I checked Canadian Tire and they have some. But I still think I'll have to order the fogmate to make it automatic.
Gord. The VHF is not an option for me as already got a new DSC radio but it doesn't have this feature. Thanks for the other suggestions. The auto store version sounds like a good idea. I checked Canadian Tire and they have some. But I still think I'll have to order the fogmate to make it automatic.
Sea Hawk SP30 H Hailer
We have the Unimetrics Sea Hawk SP30H Marine Power Hailer installed on our Cascade 42 conjunction with a University Sound PA30A re-entrant paging projector(speaker) The Sea Hawk SP30H has 5 functions, Hail, Intercom, Auxillary Amplifer, Alarm and Fog Horn. The fog horn function in Auto will sound a blast of 2-6 seconds duration and will sound automatically at the rest of 20 to 120 seconds. The Aux Amp functions works great for playing Christmas music thru the speaker via a cd during the Christmas lighting contest. The Intercom function works well for listening to noises on the dock to include conversations (it is very sensitive). This is a great unit and would highly recommend it if it is still available, our was installed in July 1997.
We have the Unimetrics Sea Hawk SP30H Marine Power Hailer installed on our Cascade 42 conjunction with a University Sound PA30A re-entrant paging projector(speaker) The Sea Hawk SP30H has 5 functions, Hail, Intercom, Auxillary Amplifer, Alarm and Fog Horn. The fog horn function in Auto will sound a blast of 2-6 seconds duration and will sound automatically at the rest of 20 to 120 seconds. The Aux Amp functions works great for playing Christmas music thru the speaker via a cd during the Christmas lighting contest. The Intercom function works well for listening to noises on the dock to include conversations (it is very sensitive). This is a great unit and would highly recommend it if it is still available, our was installed in July 1997.
Tooters
I had one of those twin trumpet air horns on a previous boat. It worked great as a quick check on my battery status, for it wouldn't toot if the voltage was under 12.3V Needless to say, I also carried one of them fancy handheld plastic thing-a-ma-jiggers that you blow into. Makes one hell of a racket and needs no batteries. Come to think of it, I barely used either. If it is foggy and dangerous out there, I prefer to stay in port.
I had one of those twin trumpet air horns on a previous boat. It worked great as a quick check on my battery status, for it wouldn't toot if the voltage was under 12.3V Needless to say, I also carried one of them fancy handheld plastic thing-a-ma-jiggers that you blow into. Makes one hell of a racket and needs no batteries. Come to think of it, I barely used either. If it is foggy and dangerous out there, I prefer to stay in port.
HornBlaster
Another one: To avoid collisions in areas of restricted visibility, sailboats and powerboats need to produce different signals. For sailboats, which may have to sound either warning, ESC Products has created the HornBlaster® HB-ps Fog Horn Timer. http://www.hornblaster.com/ The HornBlaster automatically operates a sailboat's fog horn to send out the proper signal in accordance with COLREGS Rule 35. When under power in fog or other restrictive weather, a 5-second warning is sounded once every 100 seconds. By switching the timer to sail mode, the fog horn produces a prolonged blast followed by two short ones. When connected to the HornBlaster, a fog horn is a simple, easy-to-use signaling device, often more effective than a loudhailer or VHF radio. Louder than the loudhailer, the automatically timed horn also frees up the radio. Installing the HornBlaster is easy. Compatible with most marine horns, it can be hooked up without modifying a sailboat's existing horn circuit. Five simple wire connections join the timer, power source, horn button and mode switch. The HornBlaster fits in a compact 3" x 4" space and includes a handy mounting bracket. Model HB-1/HB1-1m for boats under power* $79.95 Model HB-1S for boats under sail $89.95 Model HB-ps for boats under sail or power $99.95 Contact ESC Products Corporation, PO Box 3998, Sequim, WA 98382. Phone: 800-404-6904; Fax: 360-681-8540; E-mail: sales@escproducts.com Home:www.escproducts.com
Another one: To avoid collisions in areas of restricted visibility, sailboats and powerboats need to produce different signals. For sailboats, which may have to sound either warning, ESC Products has created the HornBlaster® HB-ps Fog Horn Timer. http://www.hornblaster.com/ The HornBlaster automatically operates a sailboat's fog horn to send out the proper signal in accordance with COLREGS Rule 35. When under power in fog or other restrictive weather, a 5-second warning is sounded once every 100 seconds. By switching the timer to sail mode, the fog horn produces a prolonged blast followed by two short ones. When connected to the HornBlaster, a fog horn is a simple, easy-to-use signaling device, often more effective than a loudhailer or VHF radio. Louder than the loudhailer, the automatically timed horn also frees up the radio. Installing the HornBlaster is easy. Compatible with most marine horns, it can be hooked up without modifying a sailboat's existing horn circuit. Five simple wire connections join the timer, power source, horn button and mode switch. The HornBlaster fits in a compact 3" x 4" space and includes a handy mounting bracket. Model HB-1/HB1-1m for boats under power* $79.95 Model HB-1S for boats under sail $89.95 Model HB-ps for boats under sail or power $99.95 Contact ESC Products Corporation, PO Box 3998, Sequim, WA 98382. Phone: 800-404-6904; Fax: 360-681-8540; E-mail: sales@escproducts.com Home:www.escproducts.com
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