wind scoops
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We bought a Precision 23 recently and it came with a wind scoop. We have used it at the dock and at anchor and we love it. Ours really increases the amount of air moving through the cabin.
They are super. It's one of those things like post-it notes - so simple - "why didn't I think of that?"
They work great as long as there is a good breeze, we use ours all the time when we are on the hook.
They work great. If you only want it for use on anchor, I like the breeze booster. If you want to use it at a marina too, get one that can be angled into the wind.
Fair winds,
Jesse
Fair winds,
Jesse
I love my Breeze Booster. Quick and easy set-up and take down. You see a lot of them in the BVI also. http://www.breezebooster.com/
Use our scoop all the time
Especially on the hook or a mooring, the wind scoop keeps air flowing through the cabin. Because the air close to the water is cooler, it's like having an air conditioner.
I'd say it works to amplify any breeze.
Especially on the hook or a mooring, the wind scoop keeps air flowing through the cabin. Because the air close to the water is cooler, it's like having an air conditioner.
I'd say it works to amplify any breeze.
Our wind scoop works great at gathering even a light breeze on those hot summer nights while on the hook...but don't forget some sort of mosquito netting or screen.
Jeff, regarding your Breeze Booster, how does it attach to the hatch? I see that the hoop around the front of the hood is pulled down by tensioning lines tied to a stick which inserted into the hatch, sticking to either side of the hatch. But the back, does it just sit there on the deck? I assume the deck lip of the scoop is weighted? Does it ever blow up? I suppose if it's strong enough wind to blow the back of the scoop off the deck, it's strong enough wind to not need the scoop… Also, it appears that you need to have the Breeze Booster screen accessory, because the stick and tensioning strings obviate any screen which may fit into the hatch itself. I have a Waterline Designs hatch screen which is tensioned up to the hatch rim from below on a cord with a suction cup stuck to the hatch.
I like the idea of the Breeze Booster, because it is self supporting, and doesn't require a halyard or line tied off like other wind scoops or the Sailrite "awning" design.
Brian
I like the idea of the Breeze Booster, because it is self supporting, and doesn't require a halyard or line tied off like other wind scoops or the Sailrite "awning" design.
Brian
ive used them a fair bit and they're great, but i wouldnt trust them to keep rain out, i always rest the hatch on its dogs if im on the hook in the rain, but that usually doesnt happen since i am almost always within a days sail of my marina and will run home to my dock at the slightest hint of storms. things will change when i start ranging farther out.
Not that I've experienced, especially since if it's raining, it's usually being blown by the wind which is coming right into the scoop. It's kinda like a big ole hole just inviting wind (and rain, if any) to come in the hatch.
It looks like a pretty simple assembly that you could have any boat cover upholsterer (like my BIL) fabricate and I'm thinking there might be a way to drop or attach a rain screen as shelter from a light rain. There are often times when we sit (or work) in the boat in a light rain when the hatch could be open if sheltered enough to keep the rain out but let some air in.
I had designed a sunbrella cover that was a hatch tent. I could rig it to cover the hatch to keep out rain. I had given it a lot of extra space in the front to help keep rain from coming in when it is windy. It worked really good and I could also angle it up to try to catch extra breeze when it was nice out. It also helped to keep sun out of the boat which helps cool things down. I will probably design one of these again but it is so tempting to get a wind scoops after reading these reviews!